Carrier profile · USDOT 4504957 · MC-1782687 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Meridian Waste Alabama LLC

DBA TATE SERVICES INC

199 power unitsavg 4.3 yrLocal · 2 statesHUNTSVILLE, AL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1782687 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

199Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg age (yr)

2017–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 655-7543 Email dispatchZMESSINGER@MERIDIANWASTE.COM

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average62.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo62.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo62.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

199 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 2017–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 62.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

71.4% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 9

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 199-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: 199
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Pennsylvania Manuf’25–’25

beyond this history

20252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	May 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 199
Observed power (24 mo): 19
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

4.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

30.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HUNTSVILLE, AL

3435 STANWOOD BLVD NE

Top corridor

AL 24 · TN 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 1070198

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@meridianwaste.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 1755080 USDOT 1791939 USDOT 2528448 USDOT 2888708 USDOT 3138976 USDOT 3177380 USDOT 3561763 USDOT 3827718

Shares a company officer with other carriers

zach messinger — 6 carriers: USDOT 1791939 USDOT 2528448 USDOT 3178972 USDOT 3561763 USDOT 4504301

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

199

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3435 STANWOOD BLVD NE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35811
Mailing address: 5925 CARNEGIE BLVD STE 370, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28209-4658
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 655-7543
Fax: 0
Email: zmessinger@meridianwaste.com
Web domain: meridianwaste.com

Registration

Officers: Zach Messinger · Dave Lavender
USDOT / docket: 4504957 · MC-1782687
First registered: Dec 10, 2025
Last MCS-150: Dec 10, 2025
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

199

Power units

155

Drivers

138

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC.

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC (USDOT 4504957) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 62.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It reports 199 power units and 155 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 10, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC's USDOT number?

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC's USDOT number is 4504957, and its motor carrier number is MC-1782687.

Is MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC's safety record?

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC has a 62.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC's fleet?

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC operates 199 power units and 155 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC based?

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC is based in HUNTSVILLE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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