Carrier profile · USDOT 1016698 · MC-426613 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

MELHER TRANSPORT INC

36 power unitsavg 9.6 yrMulti-region · 13 statesEL PASO, TX75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-426613 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

43 observed · MCS-150

75Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2004–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 772-0995 Email dispatchsafety@melherinc.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.5% 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 24 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-mo27.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.0%

▲ 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

9.6 yr

Model years 2004–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

104 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 63 vehicle and 104 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.8% · 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 8.9 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

98 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

≈1.4 / 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: 104
Annualized: ≈52 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving32 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 9 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness14 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 5 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 → Nov 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 & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 43
Trailers (towed): 75

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

53.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

104

NM busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

401 N AMERICAS

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 26 · CA 24 · TX 23

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 19 trucks also ran under 6 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 1252905 USDOT 3301219 USDOT 725226Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (77 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 711125 USDOT 818175 USDOT 3301219 USDOT 1692179 USDOT 2380911 USDOT 4037171 USDOT 255631 USDOT 2036998

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

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

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (915) 772-0995
Email: safety@melherinc.com
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

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 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 refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 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 as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 104 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 63 vehicle-level and 104 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 39 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 12, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 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?

As of Jun 21, 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 27.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 148 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).