Melher Transport Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
99 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 10
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 36
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 101
- Annualized
- ≈51 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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
ELD & hours-of-service
41 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 21, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
13 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 42 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | UT | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| May 5, 2024 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 11, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2020 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2020 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2020 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2019 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2018 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 19, 2018 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 5, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2017 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2017 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 15, 2016 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2015 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 9, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 20, 2011 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 10, 2010 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |