Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
80 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 432957 · MC-1422015
ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC
80 power unitsavg 9.5 yrLocal · 1 statesWAHOO, NE
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1422015 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
80Power units
11 observed · MCS-150
9Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
9.5Avg age (yr)
2006–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo100.0100.0 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
9.5 yr
Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC safe to work with?
Is ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC safe to load? ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC (USDOT 432957, MC-1422015) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in WAHOO, NE, operating 80 power units and 84 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 24 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Conditional. Vektor rates it clear to load (86/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MCME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC 86
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Safety
24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 100.0% (24-mo)4 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 6.3% (24-mo)16 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
66.7% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 80-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 80
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 16
- Annualized
- ≈8 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving17
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 80
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 11
- Trailers (towed)
- 9
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
2006
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo1616
NE busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WAHOO, NE
Top corridor
NE
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mecollinscontracting.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3878207
Shares a company officer with other carriers
courtney l jacobsen — 2 carriers: USDOT 3878207
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)8080
Observed (24 mo)1111
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 980 E 25TH ST, WAHOO, NE, 68066
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (402) 443-3663
- Fax
- (402) 443-5013
- Web domain
- mecollinscontracting.com
Registration
- Officers
- Courtney L Jacobsen · Michael E. Collins
- USDOT / docket
- 432957 · MC-1422015
- First registered
- 01/07/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 03/17/2026 · 1,771,339 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Conditional · 12/07/2010
- D-U-N-S
- 82535246
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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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Frequently asked
What is ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?
ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 432957, and its motor carrier number is MC-1422015.
Is ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's safety record?
ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
How big is ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's fleet?
ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC operates 80 power units and 84 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC based?
ME COLLINS CONTRACTING COMPANY INC is based in WAHOO, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.