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DOT #34666 · MELTON TRUCK LINES INC
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MELTON TRUCK LINES INC

DOT# 34666 MC# 100666 DUNS# 874951197 Tulsa, OK Authorized For-Hire
(918) 234-1000 weathers@meltontruck.com 808 N 161st East Ave, Tulsa OK 74116
1,395 tractors · all owned 1,223 drivers 134.9M mi/yr · ~97k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 62.3 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 2,771 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,395
Drivers · CDL
1,223 · 1,223
Annual miles
134.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1395 0 0 1395
Trailers 2459 0 0 2459

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-04-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-13-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
LISA MASON
Officer
MELISSA STEPHAN

Cargo

66.1
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Grain/Feed/Hay Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight

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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.91×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
61.3 vs 67.4 for similar fleets
Likely 45–79 crashes
This motor carrier
61.3
Similar fleets
67.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~80%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 120 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 60 a year), including 37 with injuries; similar fleets have about 67 a year. The grade counts 197 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.36×, out-of-service orders 0.59× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.74× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -14%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • New since the grade was set
    1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    37 crashes with 45 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    16 out-of-service violations against drivers: 13 no valid CDL, 2 medical certificate, 1 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 352 of 1219 violations (29%). Brake or light defects led to 97 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    8 hazmat violations.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.7% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 81
  • Excessive speeding: 87
  • Substance violations: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
120
0 fatalities · 45 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,771
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.5%
290 of 1,660
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
19 of 2,771
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,219
340 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 310 inspections, 26 out of service 310 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 356 inspections, 28 out of service 356 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 363 inspections, 43 out of service 363 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 368 inspections, 50 out of service 368 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 284 inspections, 31 out of service 284 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 357 inspections, 42 out of service 357 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 374 inspections, 49 out of service 374 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 344 inspections, 35 out of service 344 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 15 inspections.
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.043 0.022
Inspections 1.53 0.63
Violations 0.44 0.22
Critical violations 0.10 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,219 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    904 · 324 OOS
    Brakes 352 · Lights 161 · Tires 154 · Cargo securement 111 · Wheels & hubs 30 · 96 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    232 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 101 · Speeding 92 · Phone use 5 · Seat belt 4 · Other 30
  • Hours of service No alert
    55 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 38 · No log 10 · False log 7
  • Driver fitness No alert
    20 · 15 OOS
    No valid CDL 17 · Medical certificate 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    8 · 0 OOS
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
  • Sep
    11
    2026
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    26
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    1
    2026
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    27
    2026
    Iowa
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    27
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    23
    2026
    New Mexico
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    23
    2026
    Oklahoma
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

112 more in the FMCSA records below.

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)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Dec 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1985
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 & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Oct 28, 2011)

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
  • Texas 505
  • New Mexico 256
  • California 194
  • Oklahoma (HQ) 140
  • Tennessee 139
  • Missouri 113
  • Utah 105
  • Arkansas 98

Runs well beyond its home state: 140 of 2,771 inspections were in Oklahoma.

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/34666