MESHOPPEN TRANSPORT INC
91 power units
58 drivers
4.5M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
23 yrs history · 110 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 91
- Drivers · CDL
- 58 · 58
- Annual miles
- 4.5M ~50k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 17 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| Tractors | 46 | 12 | 0 | 58 |
| Trailers | 84 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Oct 16, 2009)17 yrs old
- Registered
- Mar 3, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jun 9, 2026
- Officer
- WILLIAM RUARK
- Phone
- (570) 833-0113
- patm@meshoppenstone.com
- Address
- 131 Frantz Rd, Meshoppen PA 18630
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceOther: STONE, WATERDry BulkConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
110
59% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
10.4%
7 of 67 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.8%
2 of 110 driver inspections
Violations
75
15 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
75 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert56 · 14 out-of-serviceBrakes 21 · Cargo securement 12 · Lights 10 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 8 more
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 3 · Speeding 2 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert9 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 4 · False log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug22026Aug 2, 2026 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWater(standing moving) road, dark - not lighted, rain.
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Jul222026Jul 22, 2026 · VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul22026Jul 2, 2026 · VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jun292026Jun 29, 2026 · New JerseyInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb192026Feb 19, 2026 · PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312025Jul 31, 2025 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
3 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $2,000,000 · National Interstate Insurance Companyon record since Jun 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2003
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Sep 26, 2016
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → National Interstate Insurance Company (Jun 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Pennsylvania (HQ) 52
- New York 25
- New Jersey 6
- Connecticut 3
- New Mexico 3
- Louisiana 2
- Nebraska 2
- Ohio 2
47% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 32 | 3.44 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 9 | 0.27 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 8 | 0.21 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.05 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.02 | No alert |
110 driver inspections · 67 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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