Carrier profile · USDOT 1608791 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Medical Education & Research Institute

17 power unitsavg 5.5 yrNational · 20 statesMEMPHIS, TN100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 722-8001 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 58 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

9 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.

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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 16, 2025.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 11.9 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

40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 17-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 4 inspections
Illinois: 4 inspections
New Mexico: 4 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
New Jersey: 2 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

44 S CLEVELAND ST

Most inspections: FL

4 inspections

FL 4 · IL 4 · NM 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2325879 USDOT 2439804 USDOT 3985209 USDOT 4547846 USDOT 202337

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jason owens — 13 carriers: USDOT 347002 USDOT 1434640 USDOT 1537372 USDOT 1744231 USDOT 2067220 USDOT 2312897 USDOT 3400107 USDOT 3439242

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 Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 44 S CLEVELAND ST, MEMPHIS, TN, 38104
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 722-8001
Fax: (901) 722-9009
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: meri.org

Registration

Officers: Jason Owens · Devonya Longino
USDOT / docket: 1608791
First registered: Feb 19, 2007
Last MCS-150: Sep 21, 2026 · 725,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

725,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 22 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

6violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 22inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 8

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 6

25%Nov 25 to May 261 / 4

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (4 of 6 records)

392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE (USDOT 1608791) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 21, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE's USDOT number?

MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE's USDOT number is 1608791.

Is MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE is active in the FMCSA register.

What is MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE's safety record?

MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE has a 4.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 58 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE's fleet?

MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE operates 17 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE based?

MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH INSTITUTE is based in MEMPHIS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 20 states.

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