Carrier profile · USDOT 317227 · MC-310854 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MELBA EXPRESS INC

4 power unitsLocal · 1 statesWOBURN, MA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-310854 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

2.0Avg age (yr)

2024–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(781) 935-7125 Email dispatchBILL@MELBAEXPRESS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 4-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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 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$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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Acadia’98–’02

Firemens Washington’06–’20

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2020

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC	Nov 2006 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Nov 2006	$750K	1
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$750K	4
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Jan 2002	$750K	2
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE	Oct 1996 → Oct 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

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

Home base

WOBURN, MA

23 MOUNTAIN STREET

Top corridor

MA 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 23 MOUNTAIN STREET, WOBURN, MA, 01801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (781) 935-7125
Cell: (781) 953-5215
Fax: (781) 935-4629
Email: bill@melbaexpress.com
Web domain: melbaexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Ellen Meuse
USDOT / docket: 317227 · MC-310854
First registered: Jun 6, 1988
Last MCS-150: Aug 8, 2025 · 138,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 13, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

138,000

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 MELBA EXPRESS INC.

MELBA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 317227) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GRAPHIC ARTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 2, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 8, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 13, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MELBA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

MELBA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 317227, and its motor carrier number is MC-310854.

Is MELBA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MELBA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MELBA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

MELBA EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.