Carrier profile · USDOT 1167203 · MC-468702 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MERIDIAN EXPRESS INC

DBA MERIDIAN EXPRESS

42 power unitsCHICAGO, IL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-468702 INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(312) 432-0270 Email dispatchDJAMES@MERIDIANEXPRESSLLC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 42 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’13 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’06–’09

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 2010 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Oct 2009	$750K	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2005 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2005	$750K	1
AMERICAN SERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2003	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

CHICAGO, IL

2200 SOUTH LOOMIS ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 2200 SOUTH LOOMIS ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60608
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (312) 432-0270
Fax: (312) 432-0285
Email: djames@meridianexpressllc.com
Web domain: meridianexpressllc.com

Registration

Officers: Paul Leckinger · Matt Scuras
USDOT / docket: 1167203 · MC-468702
First registered: Sep 10, 2003
Last MCS-150: Nov 1, 2010 · 2,100,000 mi (2009)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,100,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 EXPRESS INC.

MERIDIAN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1167203) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 58 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 1, 2010.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.