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MELO LOGISTICS INC

DOT# 2396986 MC# 824136 Kerman, CA Authorized For-Hire
(559) 681-4735 meloinc@yahoo.com 669 S 17th Ct, Kerman CA 93630
25 tractors · all owned 30 drivers 4.5M mi/yr · ~180k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
13 yrs history · 98 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
30 · 30
Annual miles
4.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 25 0 0 25
Trailers 6 0 0 6

Registration

Registered
04-15-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-13-2023
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
PARMINDER SINGH

Cargo

64.9
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay Paper Products Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Stale MCS-150 Filing

This carrier has not updated their MCS-150 in over 3 years. Reported mileage and fleet size may be outdated.

Not enough record to grade yet.

98 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.40×–1.76×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (25 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 2 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Mar 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 17 of 75 violations (23%). Brake or tire defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Falsified logs
    5 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.1% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 4

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
98
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.4%
13 of 67
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.1%
4 of 98
National avg 6.7%
Violations
75
17 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 3 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 23 inspections, 2 out of service 23 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 18 inspections, 2 out of service 18 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 13 inspections, 3 out of service 13 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.020 0.027
Inspections 3.16 1.02
Violations 1.50 0.71
Critical violations 0.48 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

75 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    51 · 13 OOS
    Brakes 17 · Tires 12 · Cargo securement 6 · Lights 6 · Steering & suspension 1 · 9 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    14 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 5 · Over hours limit 2 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jan
    29
    2026
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 14, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2016
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2025); NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023)
  • 11 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 5 took effect (the last Jan 24, 2026, replaced the same day); 6 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 10

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 15, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • New Mexico 31
  • California (HQ) 25
  • Colorado 9
  • Utah 8
  • Arkansas 5
  • Arizona 4
  • Kentucky 2
  • Louisiana 2

26% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2396986