O'NEAL MELTON AND SONS INC
15 power units
4 drivers
917k mi/yr
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39 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 15 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 4 · 4
- Annual miles
- 917k ~61k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Trailers | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Intrastate non-HM
- Scope
- Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Nov 30, 1990)35 yrs old
- Registered
- Nov 17, 1987 (39 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 14, 2026 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 61252441
- Officers
- MATTHEW O. MELTON · Jerry Melton
- Phone
- (731) 584-2764
- sm.onealmelton@gmail.com
- Address
- 5095 Highway 70 West, Camden TN 38320
Cargo
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Apr 2026Crashes
3
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
9
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9 driver inspections
Violations
4
0 out-of-service violations
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 power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
4 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Apr 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
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Vehicle maintenance No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceBrakes 1 · Lights 1
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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, Sep 2024 – Apr 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul142025Jul 14, 2025 · TennesseeInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May282025May 28, 2025 · TennesseeProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct162024Oct 16, 2024 · TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDusk, two-way trafficway not divided.
2 of the 3 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Apr 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 19941 other liability filing also on file
- 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 Apr 1, 2014
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jul 23, 2026 for an effective date of Apr 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
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
- Tennessee (HQ) 5
- Illinois 2
- Alabama 1
- West Virginia 1
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 2 | 0.51 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1 | 4.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
9 driver inspections · 3 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Apr 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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