Carrier profile · USDOT 3178972 · MC-1296653 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Meridian Waste Florida LLC

146 power unitsavg 6.5 yrLocal · 2 statesJACKSONVILLE, FL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1296653 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

146Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(904) 237-6546 Email dispatchdshepler@medridianwaste.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

146 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

106 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 106 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 22.3 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

104 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 8

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 146-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 146
Inspections · 24 mo: 106
Annualized: ≈53 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving53 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 5 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 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’21–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

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 2021 → Jun 2025	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 146
Observed power (24 mo): 52
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

6.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

53.8%

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

106

FL busiest

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

Home base

JACKSONVILLE, FL

2078 N LANE AVENUE

Top corridor

FL 103 · GA 3

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 3118741Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3118741 USDOT 2528448

Shares a company officer with other carriers

zach messinger — 6 carriers: USDOT 1791939 USDOT 2528448 USDOT 3561763 USDOT 4504301 USDOT 4504957

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

146

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: 2078 N LANE AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32254
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (904) 237-6546
Email: dshepler@medridianwaste.com
Web domain: medridianwaste.com

Registration

Officers: Zach Messinger · Dave Lavender
USDOT / docket: 3178972 · MC-1296653
First registered: Aug 27, 2018
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 3,636,633 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

146

Power units

158

Drivers

136

CDL drivers

3,636,633

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 FLORIDA LLC.

MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC (USDOT 3178972) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 106 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 106 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 146 power units and 158 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 FLORIDA LLC's USDOT number?

MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC's USDOT number is 3178972, and its motor carrier number is MC-1296653.

Is MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC's safety record?

MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 161 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC's fleet?

MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC operates 146 power units and 158 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC based?

MERIDIAN WASTE FLORIDA LLC is based in JACKSONVILLE, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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