Carrier profile · USDOT 1317858 · Updated Jul 25, 2026

MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY

DBA MERIDIAN CONTRACTING

17 power unitsRegional · 3 statesTUCSON, AZ86/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(520) 878-0500 Email dispatchfleet@meridiancon.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 25, 2026

Clear to load

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Established 22 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 3

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

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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

AZ busiest

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

Home base

TUCSON, AZ

3855 N BUSINESS CENTER DR

Top corridor

AZ 3 · NM 2 · CO 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose quintero — 15 carriers: USDOT 1671970 USDOT 1735598 USDOT 2041409 USDOT 2122437 USDOT 2307711 USDOT 2510664 USDOT 2666255 USDOT 2759027

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3855 N BUSINESS CENTER DR, TUCSON, AZ, 85705
Mailing address: POB 91768, TUCSON, AZ, 85752
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (520) 878-0500
Fax: (520) 878-0501
Email: fleet@meridiancon.net
Web domain: meridiancon.net

Registration

Officers: Jose Quintero · Mark Sutton
USDOT / docket: 1317858
First registered: Jan 4, 2005
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 262,392 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 119780885

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

262,392

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 MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY.

MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (USDOT 1317858) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 25, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 25, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 25, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY's USDOT number?

MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY's USDOT number is 1317858.

Is MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jul 25, 2026, MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register.

What is MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY's safety record?

MERIDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).