Carrier profile · USDOT 3561763 · MC-1196496 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Meridian Waste South Carolina LLC

66 power unitsavg 7.5 yrLocal · 2 statesPOWDERSVILLE, SC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1196496 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

66Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

7.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 295-2115 Email dispatchzmessinger@meridianwaste.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average53.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

66 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

32 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 53.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 66-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 66
Inspections · 24 mo: 32
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great Divide’20–’25

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. · since May 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Jun 2025	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 66
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

47.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

POWDERSVILLE, SC

512 HOOD RD

Top corridor

SC 30 · NC 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2938558

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@meridianwaste.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 1755080 USDOT 1791939 USDOT 2528448 USDOT 2888708 USDOT 3138976 USDOT 3177380 USDOT 3827718 USDOT 4504301

Shares a company officer with other carriers

zach messinger — 6 carriers: USDOT 1791939 USDOT 2528448 USDOT 3178972 USDOT 4504301 USDOT 4504957

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 512 HOOD RD, POWDERSVILLE, SC, 29611
Mailing address: 5925 CARNEGIE BLVD STE 370, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28209
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (864) 295-2115
Email: zmessinger@meridianwaste.com
Web domain: meridianwaste.com

Registration

Officers: David Lavender · Zach Messinger
USDOT / docket: 3561763 · MC-1196496
First registered: Feb 2, 2021
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 1,187,414 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.29
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,187,414

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC.

MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC (USDOT 3561763) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS. effective May 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 53.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 32 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 66 power units and 54 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC's USDOT number?

MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC's USDOT number is 3561763, and its motor carrier number is MC-1196496.

Is MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC's safety record?

MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC has a 53.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC's fleet?

MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC operates 66 power units and 54 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC based?

MERIDIAN WASTE SOUTH CAROLINA LLC is based in POWDERSVILLE, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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