King County Metro Transit
Seattle, Washington · Carrier number 506909
1,103
power units
1,103
power units
King County Metro Transit is a freight and passenger carrier based in Seattle, Washington with 1,103 power units and 3,000 drivers as reported, the 340th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 4th largest in Washington. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 88 reportable crashes, 2 of them fatal (7.98 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
1,103
#4 in WA
Drivers
3,000
3,000 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
88
2 fatal
Per 100 trucks
7.98
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
-
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
1
100% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King County Metro Transit | 7.98 | - | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in WA | 2.11 | 22.4% | 3.2% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
2 people killed and 42 injured
- Fatal2
- Injury34
- Tow-away52
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 0 | - |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 506909
- Based in
- Seattle, Washington
- Registered
- Dec 11, 1992
- Operation
- In one state
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 35.0 million (1997)
- Cargo
- General freight, Other
- Last update filed
- Aug 26, 2004
Questions and answers
How many trucks does King County Metro Transit have?
King County Metro Transit reports 1,103 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 3,000 drivers, 3,000 of them with a commercial license. That is the 340th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 35.0 million miles in 1997.
Is King County Metro Transit a safe carrier?
In 24 months King County Metro Transit had 88 reportable crashes, 7.98 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.