MERIDIAN WASTE NORTH CAROLINA LLC
(919) 876-8485
zmessinger@meridianwaste.com
110 Rupert Road, Raleigh NC 27603
96
power units · all owned
74 drivers
2.6M mi/yr · ~27k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 41.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
12 yrs history · 128 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 96
- Drivers · CDL
- 74 · 59
- Annual miles
- 2.6M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 94 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
| Tractors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Registered
- 07-30-2014 (12 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-26-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- ZACH MESSINGER
- Officer
- DAVE LAVENDER
Cargo
Garbage/Refuse
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
12
0 fatalities · 10 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
128
78% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.7%
16 of 60
Driver out-of-service
1.6%
2 of 128
Violations
40
21 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
40 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert34 · 18 OOSLights 12 · Cargo securement 10 · Tires 5 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 6
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSSeat belt 3
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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Hours of service No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug62026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul212026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun112026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar92026North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb162026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb162026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Dec112025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep302025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun112025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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May302025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Mar122025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Dec132024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
4 more in the FMCSA records below.
9 of the 12 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$1,000,000 · PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.on record since May 15, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2021
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY → PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. (May 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Inspections by state
- North Carolina (HQ) 125
- Virginia 3
Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).
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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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
128
Driver Insp
128
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
60
Vehicle OOS
16
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 3 | 0.32 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.15 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 26 | 3.73 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.