Carrier profile · USDOT 3816122 · MC-1379131 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Menlo Lane Transportation Inc

27 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 3 statesGREENVILLE, SC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1379131 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 905-6829 Email dispatchcole@menlolane.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.0% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 75 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 11.2 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

73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7

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 27-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 75
Annualized: ≈38 / 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 Driving46 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 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)Not 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Northern’22–’23

Continental Western’23–’24

Central’24–’26

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → May 2023	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

54.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

GREENVILLE, SC

104 S MAIN STREET SUITE 830

Top corridor

SC 55 · NC 11 · GA 9

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 600382 USDOT 1441162Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 600382 USDOT 3826122 USDOT 312005 USDOT 3261957 USDOT 327574 USDOT 910824 USDOT 503577 USDOT 1441162

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 104 S MAIN STREET SUITE 830, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601
Mailing address: PO BOX 3071, GREENVILLE, SC, 29602
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 905-6829
Email: cole@menlolane.com
Web domain: menlolane.com

Registration

Officers: Cole Scharton · Amanda Scharton
USDOT / docket: 3816122 · MC-1379131
First registered: Feb 7, 2022
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 1,100,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 3.24
D-U-N-S: 137957035

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,100,000

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 MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC.

MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3816122) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 75 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3816122, and its motor carrier number is MC-1379131.

Is MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 38.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 27 power units and 28 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC based?

MENLO LANE TRANSPORTATION INC is based in GREENVILLE, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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