Dispute PDF
Motor Carrier Safety Report
DOT #3178972 · MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC
Generated

MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC

DOT# 3178972 MC# 1296653 Jacksonville, FL Authorized For-Hire
(904) 237-6546 dshepler@medridianwaste.com 2078 N Lane Avenue, Jacksonville FL 32254
146 power units · all owned 158 drivers
Save to your Fleet Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
8 yrs history · 107 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

Checking FMCSA…

Fleet & equipment

Power units
146
Drivers · CDL
158 · 136
Annual miles
3.6M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 146 0 0 146
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
08-27-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-26-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ZACH MESSINGER
Officer
DAVE LAVENDER

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in
Building Materials Construction Garbage/Refuse
FRED analysis · free account

See what’s behind this grade

Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.

  • 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 truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
11
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
107
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
41.7%
10 of 24
Driver out-of-service
2.8%
3 of 107
Violations
72
17 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 13 inspections, 2 out of service 13 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 11 inspections, 3 out of service 11 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 17 inspections, 2 out of service 17 Q3 '26
How it compares with similar fleets Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one Log in

What they get cited for

72 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    65 · 15 OOS
    Lights 31 · Brakes 8 · Cargo securement 8 · Tires 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 15 more
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it
No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Apr
    1
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Mar
    16
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    13
    2026
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    2
    2025
    Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    24
    2025
    Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    4
    2025
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    20
    2024
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

3 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
Today · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$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
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

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

Where it happens

Loading map data…
Inspections by state
  • Florida (HQ) 104
  • Georgia 3

Mostly inspected in its home state (97%).

How this grade is calculated, and its history The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week Log in
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/3178972