Carrier profile · USDOT 34666 · FF-8474 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Melton Truck Lines Inc

1,395 power unitsavg 4.3 yrNational · 50 statesTULSA, OK70/100
NO OPERATING AUTHORITYFF-8474 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linksmeltontruck.comFMCSA SAFER

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 17.6%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1,627 vehicle and 2,732 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.4% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

2,682 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 137

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
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 1,395-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
1,395
Inspections · 24 mo
2,732
Annualized
≈1,366 / yr
Coverage
≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

57%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
17%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
30%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
54%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving720 · 2 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance273 · 223 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance235 · 72 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance213 · 48 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance144 · 2 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance126 · 57 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance109 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance76 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance54 · 0 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance48 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

125 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 30, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

92ELD device issues
3No log / no ELD
12False logs
6Drove over hours

Trending worse — 52% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 1,563 total · 121 in 24 mo

1,563
Total crashes
121
In last 24 mo
31
Fatal
524
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263501534
20256301661
20246231661
20238122680
20226211560
20215521554
20209022089
20197312969
20187002468
20176812465
20166922268
20156521462
20146311862
20134902349
20124001038
20113501132
20103811238
20093021129
20085011649
20075101845
20065121348
20054902543
20043801435
20033501232
2002260725
20012921227
20002801227
19992621323
19982101119
1997140614
19962511723
199510159
19942311119
1993120310
1992161413
19913023
19908023
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 1, 2026IN00Yes
Jun 27, 2026IA00Yes
Jun 23, 2026OK01No
Jun 23, 2026NM00Yes
Jun 21, 2026AR02Yes
Jun 17, 2026OH00Yes
Jun 16, 2026TX00Yes
Jun 4, 2026VA01Yes
May 28, 2026PA01Yes
May 20, 2026GA00Yes
May 19, 2026NC00Yes
May 6, 2026TN00Yes
May 6, 2026IN00Yes
Apr 28, 2026NJ01Yes
Apr 28, 2026IN00Yes
Apr 22, 2026TX02Yes
Apr 10, 2026AR00Yes
Mar 25, 2026OK01Yes
Mar 23, 2026MS03Yes
Mar 21, 2026TN00Yes
Mar 17, 2026FL00Yes
Mar 17, 2026MO00Yes
Mar 16, 2026MI00Yes
Mar 15, 2026TX00Yes
Mar 12, 2026VA00Yes