Carrier profile · USDOT 1016698 · MC-426613 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Melher Transport Inc

36 power unitsavg 9.1 yrMulti-region · 14 statesEL PASO, TX75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-426613 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

77Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

2004–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 772-0995 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.1 yr

Model years 2004–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

130 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.76% on 66 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
45 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 22, 2026.

Safety

108 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 66 vehicle and 108 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

5.9% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

108 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 36-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 108
Annualized: ≈54 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 9 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness15 · 9 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 6 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’06–’08

Continental’08–’12

United Specialty’15–’19

Trisura Specialty’19–’21

Trisura Specialty’22–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO · since Apr 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2025	$750K	8
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Apr 2021	$750K	7
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2019	$750K	8
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Nov 2012 → Feb 2014	$750K	7
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2012	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2008 → Aug 2012	$750K	11
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 77

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

85.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

106

NM busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Mexico: 30 inspections
Texas: 27 inspections
California: 22 inspections
Arizona: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 5 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Nebraska: 2 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Utah: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

EL PASO, TX

401 N AMERICAS

Most inspections: NM

30 inspections

NM 30 · TX 27 · CA 22

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 2026

Last 12 months: 17 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 711125 USDOT 2380911 USDOT 818175 USDOT 3295089 USDOT 3301219Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (88 trucks · 27 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 558117 USDOT 711125 USDOT 1692179 USDOT 2380911 USDOT 818175 USDOT 3301219 USDOT 4037171 USDOT 2993783

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@melherinc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2013688 USDOT 9426505

Shares a company officer with other carriers

miguel a melendez — 6 carriers: USDOT 1628599 USDOT 1905344 USDOT 2739606 USDOT 3730265 USDOT 4095419

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 401 N AMERICAS, EL PASO, TX, 79907
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 772-0995
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: melherinc.com

Registration

Officers: Miguel A Melendez · Sonia Arguelles
USDOT / docket: 1016698 · MC-426613
First registered: Apr 3, 2002
Last MCS-150: Sep 4, 2025 · 5,246,306 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 12, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,246,306

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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26%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

17 of 66 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

144violation records

43OOS-tagged records

17 of 66inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

3928%11 / 39

Unsafe driving

274%1 / 27

Brakes

2536%9 / 25

Hours of service

2322%5 / 23

Driver fitness

1587%13 / 15

Lights

1527%4 / 15

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

38%Oct 24 to Apr 256 / 16

35%Apr 25 to Oct 257 / 20

23%Oct 25 to Apr 263 / 13

6%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 17

Top 3 codes (22 of 144 records)

391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified9
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects8
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5

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392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps3
395.24 ELD — record edits / data3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak3
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.75A2 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data2
395.24D ELD — record edits / data2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
391.11B2 Driver not qualified1
391.11B4-DEN Driver not qualified1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2FC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2MI State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-VFC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45C-BSG Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A2-TAOBB-6 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A3-HOSPRNC Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A-NON-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MELHER TRANSPORT INC.

MELHER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1016698) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO effective Apr 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 108 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 66 vehicle-level and 108 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 12, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MELHER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

MELHER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1016698, and its motor carrier number is MC-426613.

Is MELHER TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. MELHER TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MELHER TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

MELHER TRANSPORT INC has a 25.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 166 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).