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USDOT 2916198 · MEK EXPRESS LLC
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MEK EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 2916198 MC 983719 Dayton, OH Authorized For-Hire
1 power unit 1 driver mileage unreliable
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 60.2 / 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.
High confidence
10 yrs history · 130 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • 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
1 all leased
Drivers · CDL
1 · 1
Annual miles
6.6M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors0101
Trailers0011

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Cargo operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
Aug 3, 2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 17, 2026
Officer
ANDREW TATE
Phone
(216) 377-4172
Email
mekexpressinc@gmail.com
Address
4050 Benfield Dr Suite 2A, Dayton OH 45429

Cargo

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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
130
23% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
44.0%
33 of 75 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
6.2%
8 of 130 driver inspections
Violations
214
49 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 22 inspections, 5 out of service 22 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 17 inspections, 5 out of service 17 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 13 inspections, 4 out of service 13 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 14 inspections, 6 out of service 14 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 19 inspections, 6 out of service 19 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 27 inspections, 14 out of service 27 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

214 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    156 · 40 out-of-service
    Lights 50 · Brakes 42 · Tires 22 · Wheels & hubs 9 · Cargo securement 4 · 29 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    35 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 16 · Speeding 8 · Phone use 3 · Seat belt 1 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    18 · 5 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 10 · False log 4 · No log 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 4 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 4 · English proficiency 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Mar
    20
    2026
    Mar 20, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    21
    2025
    Dec 21, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Dec 8, 2025 · West Virginia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    29
    2025
    Nov 29, 2025 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    23
    2025
    Jul 23, 2025 · Arkansas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    18
    2025
    Jun 18, 2025 · Texas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    24
    2025
    Mar 24, 2025 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    28
    2024
    Dec 28, 2024 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

1 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Apr 18, 2026 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • 5 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA → ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2026); PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. → STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA (Mar 2024); OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. (Jan 2024)
  • 8 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 8 took effect (the last Apr 18, 2026, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Apr 18, 2026 (9 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
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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
  • Texas 19
  • Tennessee 14
  • Kentucky 11
  • New Mexico 11
  • Arkansas 7
  • Louisiana 5
  • Arizona 4
  • Massachusetts 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 3 of 130 inspections were in Ohio.

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