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Carrier profile · USDOT 2396986 · MC-824136 · Updated 06/13/2026

MELO LOGISTICS INC

25 power unitsavg 3.4 yrNational · 17 statesKERMAN, CA

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-824136 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

87Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.4Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 681-4735 Email dispatchMELOINC@YAHOO.COM

Carrier verification summary for MELO LOGISTICS INC

MELO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2396986) has a Vektor safety score of 90/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.

MELO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2396986) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

MELO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2396986) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

MELO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2396986) has a 17.4% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.

MELO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2396986) has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

MELO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2396986) reports 25 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 10/13/2023.

MELO LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2396986) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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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 fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 163 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)

$750K

on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

17.4

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

17.4

▼ 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

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.4 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark computing.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

103 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 69 vehicle and 103 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 14.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 103
Annualized: ≈52 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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 Driving45
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance16 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5

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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)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750k on filegeneral-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 · 9 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

National Continental’15–’17

Scottsdale’18–’20

Harco National’20–’22

Southlake Specialty’25–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → May 2026	$750k	14
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Jan 2025	$750k	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2023	$750k	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$750k	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2020	$750k	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$750k	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2017	$750k	10
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2015 → Jun 2015	$750k	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2015 → Jun 2015	$750k	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	May 2014 → Dec 2014	$750k	6
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	May 2013 → May 2013	$750k	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 87

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

91%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

102

NM busiest

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

Home base

KERMAN, CA

669 S 17TH CT

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 33 · CA 27 · CO 10

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: 31 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 1075604 USDOT 1665651 USDOT 3564107 USDOT 4254576 USDOT 1769704 USDOT 2850237Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1075604 USDOT 1665651 USDOT 2174977 USDOT 3404422 USDOT 3564107 USDOT 4317187 USDOT 597535 USDOT 2850237

Shares a company officer with other carriers

parminder singh — 224 carriers: USDOT 845807 USDOT 975975 USDOT 1060123 USDOT 1083490 USDOT 1173916 USDOT 1195697 USDOT 1198923 USDOT 1250195

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 669 S 17TH CT, KERMAN, CA, 93630
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 681-4735
Email: meloinc@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Parminder Singh
USDOT / docket: 2396986 · MC-824136
First registered: 04/15/2013
Last MCS-150: 10/13/2023 · 4,500,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,500,000

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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Frequently asked

What is MELO LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

MELO LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2396986, and its motor carrier number is MC-824136.

Is MELO LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, MELO LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MELO LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

MELO LOGISTICS INC has a 17.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 163 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 90/100 (tier: clear).