Carrier profile · USDOT 1102326 · MC-453133 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC

91 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 20 statesMESHOPPEN, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-453133 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

91Power units

51 observed · MCS-150

40Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(570) 833-0113 Email dispatchpatm@meshoppenstone.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 170 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

91 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

107 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 64 vehicle and 107 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 7.5 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

106 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 10

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 91-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 91
Inspections · 24 mo: 107
Annualized: ≈54 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’04–’07

Travelers Connecticut’07–’10

Travelers Connecticut’12–’20

Motorists Commercial’20–’25

2002200820142020now

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

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jun 2012 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2011	$750K	1
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2010	$750K	3
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 2007 → Jun 2007	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jun 2007 → Oct 2010	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2007	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Mar 2003	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2002	$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): 91
Observed power (24 mo): 51
Trailers (towed): 40

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

50.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

106

PA busiest

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

Home base

MESHOPPEN, PA

131 FRANTZ RD

Top corridor

PA 50 · NY 26 · NJ 6

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 751960 USDOT 3966216 USDOT 38723 USDOT 3514050 USDOT 4501054 USDOT 3943785 USDOT 4096472

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@meshoppenstone.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 38723

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 131 FRANTZ RD, MESHOPPEN, PA, 18630
Mailing address: P O BOX 127, MESHOPPEN, PA, 18630
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (570) 833-0113
Fax: (570) 833-2180
Email: patm@meshoppenstone.com
Web domain: meshoppenstone.com

Registration

Officer: William Ruark
USDOT / docket: 1102326 · MC-453133
First registered: Mar 3, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2026 · 4,549,725 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 16, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.34
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,549,725

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 MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC.

MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1102326) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 107 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 107 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 91 power units and 58 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 16, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1102326, and its motor carrier number is MC-453133.

Is MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC has a 10.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 170 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).