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GERARDO T MELO SOTO

USDOT 3130594 • DBA: MELO TRANSPORTATION • 121 CHANNING ST, REDLANDS, CA, 92373

ACTIVEMotor Carrier
Authority:1 active
Insurance:1 current
BOC-3:On file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
3,130,594
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Interstate
Business Type
Motor Carrier
State
California
Phone
8184586718
Email
[email protected]
Power Units (MCS-150)
3
Drivers (MCS-150)
2
MCS-150 Mileage
191,362
BOC-3 Agent
1+49 PROCESS AGENTS LLC
Physical Address
121 CHANNING ST, REDLANDS, CA, 92373
Mailing Address
121 CHANNING, REDLANDS, CA, 92373
Contact
Phone: 8184586718

Risk Signals1 flagged

MEDIUM
Elevated vehicle OOS rate: 37.5%
National average is 23.4%. This carrier's vehicle OOS rate is 14.1 percentage points above average.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Common Carrier — Active
Active Authority
1
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
1
Insurance Policies
1 active
Latest: May 14, 2024
BOC-3 Filing
On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority TypeDocket #StatusOriginal DateFinal Date
Common CarrierMC-161603ACTIVEUnknownMay 9, 2025

Active Insurance (1)

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Active Insurance (1)
InsurerTypePolicy #StatusEffectiveCancel Date
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryTTT-40-1-244641ON FILEMay 14, 2024May 14, 2025

Insurance History (5 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (5 canceled/expired)
InsurerTypePolicy #StatusEffectiveCancel Date
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryCA3636923REPLACEDMay 14, 2021May 14, 2024
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryKYL-0001131-00CANCELLEDMay 14, 2020May 14, 2021
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryLZK-0001472-00CANCELLEDMay 14, 2019May 14, 2020
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYBIPD/PrimaryLZK-0001472-00REPLACEDMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)BIPD/PrimaryCCA-0008041-00CANCELLEDOct 24, 2018May 14, 2019

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
EventInsurerPolicy #TypeEvent DateCancel Date
CANCELTRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYTTT-40-1-244641BIPD/PrimaryMay 14, 2025May 14, 2025
TERM/REPLUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYCA3636923BIPD/PrimaryMay 14, 2024May 14, 2024
CANCELUNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYKYL-0001131-00BIPD/PrimaryMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021
CANCELUNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLZK-0001472-00BIPD/PrimaryMay 14, 2020May 14, 2020
TERM/REPLUNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLZK-0001472-00BIPD/PrimaryMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019
CANCELDB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)CCA-0008041-00BIPD/PrimaryMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019

Authority Action History (5 events)

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Authority Action History (5 events)
DocketAuthority TypeOriginal ActionServed DateDispositionDecided Date
MC161603COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 17, 2025DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 9, 2025
MC161603COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 19, 2021DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 5, 2021
MC161603COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 17, 2020DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 14, 2020
MC161603COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONApr 17, 2019DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 7, 2019
MC161603MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDNov 8, 2018—Unknown

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Hours of Service
N/A
Unsafe Driving
N/A

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
16
Violations
14
9 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
37.5%
Above nat'l avg (23.4%)
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
3
Drivers (MCS-150)
2
Crash Records
1

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

1
May
Jun
1
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
Jan
Feb
1
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1
Jul
2
Aug
Sep
1
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 16 of 16 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

2 states • 16 inspections

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None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (14 violations from 16 inspections)

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Violation Summary (14 violations from 16 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:393.9(a)Inoperable required lamps443Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3(a)(1)Inspection/repair/maintenance - general205Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber10—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LTSIInoperable required lamps113Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45B2-BHTDBrake tubing/hoses inadequate117Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75A3-TAOLTISTires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS11—Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.11A1-LSLMWRLighting devices/reflectors113Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LSLIWRInoperable required lamps113Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEQPOperating a CMV while ill or fatigued108Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:395.24(c)(2)(iii)Driver failed to manually add shipping document number10—Hours Of Service

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
37.5%vs nat'l 23.4%
+14.1 pts above avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
0.88vs nat'l 1.80
-0.93 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (16 inspections)

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Inspection History (16 inspections)
DateReport #StationStateLevelVehicleViolationsTop CodesOOS
Oct 9, 202586036223RAINBOW IFCALevel 1VOLV TRUCK TRACTOR5396.3A1-BALAC, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.45B2-BHTDYes
Aug 22, 202585587740RAINBOW IFCALevel 2WANC SEMI-TRAILER1393.9A-LSLIWRYes
Aug 3, 202585413541RAINBOW IFCALevel 2STOU SEMI-TRAILER0—No
Jul 26, 202585353414REMOTE SITECALevel 1KW TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Mar 10, 202584097757CONEJO IF S/BCALevel 3STOU SEMI-TRAILER1392.2-SLLEQPNo
Jan 14, 202583605328W/B PERALTA SCALECALevel 3FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jul 18, 202482181693CACHE CREEKCALevel 1FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
May 14, 202481645399RAINBOW IFCALevel 2HYTR SEMI-TRAILER0—No
Mar 30, 202481273460GRAPEVINE IFCALevel 2FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Mar 16, 202481146657RAINBOW IFCALevel 1KW TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
Jan 31, 202480746563CASTAIC IFCALevel 1HYTR SEMI-TRAILER2396.3(a)(1), 393.9(a)Yes
Jan 23, 202480681126GRAPEVINE IFCALevel 2GDAN SEMI-TRAILER2393.9(a), 395.24(c)(2)(iii)Yes
Sep 20, 202379777822MOUNTAIN PASS CVEFCALevel 1FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR2393.9(a), 396.3(a)(1)Yes
Sep 20, 202379719920SLOAN CHECK SITENVLevel 3FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
May 24, 202378764753RAINBOW IFCALevel 1KW TRUCK TRACTOR0—No
May 16, 202378711907GRAPEVINE IFCALevel 1FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR1393.9(a)Yes

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

8 total · 25.0% OOS
2024-052025-10
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

RAINBOW IF6 · 2 OOS
GRAPEVINE IF3 · 2 OOS
CONEJO IF S/B1
MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF1 · 1 OOS
REMOTE SITE1
W/B PERALTA SCALE1
CACHE CREEK1
SLOAN CHECK SITE1

Violations by BASIC category

Recent Crashes

1 crash record from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
1
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Across 1 crash
Tow-Aways
1

Crash History (1 records)

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Crash History (1 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
Jul 5, 2025CAINJURY01CAMARILLOUS-101 S/B...968697GERARDO T MELO SOTO

Compliance Timeline

8 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Jul 5, 2025
Crash
Injury crash in CA
0 fatalities, 1 injury
May 14, 2025
Insurance
Insurance cancel
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
May 9, 2025
Authority
Common Carrier authority active
Docket MC-161603
May 14, 2024
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
May 14, 2021
Insurance
Insurance cancel
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
May 14, 2020
Insurance
Insurance cancel
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
May 14, 2019
Insurance
Insurance term/repl
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary
May 14, 2019
Insurance
Insurance cancel
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) • BIPD/Primary

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StationRAINBOW IF
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StationGRAPEVINE IF
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