METEOR EXPRESS INC
47 power units
50 drivers
3.9M mi/yr
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27 yrs history · 122 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked 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
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- 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
- 47
- Drivers · CDL
- 50 · 50
- Annual miles
- 3.9M ~84k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 21 | 26 | 0 | 47 |
| Trailers | 109 | 7 | 25 | 141 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 17, 2009)16 yrs old
- Registered
- Dec 3, 1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 23, 2026 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 135376734
- Officer
- ALAN BUCKLEY
- Phone
- (256) 218-3000
- jennifer@meteorx.com
- Address
- 875 Harbor Dr, Scottsboro AL 35769
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFarm SuppliesConstruction
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
1 fatal (2 deaths) · 2 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
122
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
34.0%
17 of 50 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
3 of 122 driver inspections
Violations
100
22 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 2 inspections.
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
100 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert63 · 20 out-of-serviceBrakes 23 · Cargo securement 14 · Lights 11 · Tires 6 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert30 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 15 · Reckless / lane 9 · Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert5 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 5
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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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 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Mar302026Mar 30, 2026 · MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Feb242026Feb 24, 2026 · AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan172026Jan 17, 2026 · TennesseeFatal · 2 deathsDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan122026Jan 12, 2026 · MichiganInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Feb282025Feb 28, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec22024Dec 2, 2024 · IndianaProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
1 of the 6 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Carolina Casualty Insurance Companyon record since May 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2000
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (May 2025); BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 1, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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
- Alabama (HQ) 22
- Mississippi 20
- Tennessee 16
- Michigan 11
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 5
- Oklahoma 5
- Georgia 4
18% of inspections were in its home state.
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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 |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 27 | 5.76 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 28 | 4.72 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 4 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.14 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 1 | 0.03 | No alert |
122 driver inspections · 50 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 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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