Carrier profile · USDOT 842593 · MC-372171 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

Meteor Express Inc

47 power unitsavg 7.4 yrNational · 27 statesSCOTTSBORO, AL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-372171 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

47Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

78Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 218-3000 Email dispatchjennifer@meteorx.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 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 average36.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

47 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

126 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 49 vehicle and 126 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.4 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

116 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 10

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 47-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 47
Inspections · 24 mo: 126
Annualized: ≈63 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving68 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’01–’08

National Interstate’10–’15

Sentry Select’15–’20

Berkley’21–’24

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since May 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2021 → May 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2015	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Jun 2008	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CO,	Oct 2000 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Oct 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 47
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 78

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

51.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

126

AL busiest

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

Home base

SCOTTSBORO, AL

875 HARBOR DR

Top corridor

AL 23 · MS 20 · TN 17

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 188223Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 282721 USDOT 706790 USDOT 795982 USDOT 2310289 USDOT 2944947 USDOT 175108 USDOT 4442677 USDOT 3396427

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@meteorx.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1691246 USDOT 2225878

Shares a company officer with other carriers

alan buckley — 2 carriers: USDOT 2225878

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 875 HARBOR DR, SCOTTSBORO, AL, 35769
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 218-3000
Fax: (256) 259-0573
Email: jennifer@meteorx.com
Web domain: meteorx.com

Registration

Officer: Alan Buckley
USDOT / docket: 842593 · MC-372171
First registered: Dec 3, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 23, 2026 · 3,929,364 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 17, 2009
D-U-N-S: 135376734

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,929,364

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 METEOR EXPRESS INC.

METEOR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 842593) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 126 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 49 vehicle-level and 126 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 47 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 17, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is METEOR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

METEOR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 842593, and its motor carrier number is MC-372171.

Is METEOR EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, METEOR EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is METEOR EXPRESS INC's safety record?

METEOR EXPRESS INC has a 36.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 222 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is METEOR EXPRESS INC's fleet?

METEOR EXPRESS INC operates 47 power units and 50 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is METEOR EXPRESS INC based?

METEOR EXPRESS INC is based in SCOTTSBORO, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 27 states.

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