MEZA EXPRESS TRUCKING INC

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Nov 25, 2024
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MEZA EXPRESS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3498169)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3498169/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3498169 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: NEKER MEZA General Freight Based in YORBA LINDA, CA

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=276338 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units +1 (1 → 2) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +1 (1 → 2) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3498169
In FMCSA records since Oct 2, 2020 (~5y)
MC / docket MC1153660
Company officer NEKER MEZA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 12,433 mi
Contact & address
Physical
5827 VIA ROMERO
YORBA LINDA, CA 92887
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3498169
In FMCSA records since Oct 2, 2020 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 12,433 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.25 vs 1.80 -0.55
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0
Trailers 2 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 4 4 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 50%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

MEZA EXPRESS TRUCKING INC had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 13.0.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (2) and AR (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (33.3% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner and Hyundai Translead are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 276,338 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,338 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,338 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 1 2
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 1 2
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-10 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 2 1 50.0% Dec 12, 2025
Arkansas (AR) 1 0 0.0% Jan 8, 2026
Missouri (MO) 1 1 100.0% Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 3
Hyundai Translead 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 13.33 13 Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88799940 Aug 24, 2026 MO 2 ST CLAIR MO 2 393.75A3-TAOL, 390.21TB2-DOT Yes
86734857 Jan 8, 2026 AR 3 VAN BUREN AR
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLL No
86555628 Dec 12, 2025 CA 1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32, 393.48A-BIBD Yes
83019202 Oct 24, 2024 CA 1 CARSON PLATFORM
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 10, 2020 MC1153660-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA989867671 91X $750,000 Nov 25, 2024 On file ACTIVE
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC MDX-23-250162-02 BIPD/Primary Nov 12, 2023 Nov 25, 2024 CANCELLED
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC MDX-22-227247-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 16, 2022 Nov 12, 2023 CANCELLED
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC MDX-20-174384-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 4, 2021 Nov 16, 2021 CANCELLED
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC MDX-20-174384-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 4, 2021 Nov 2, 2021 REPLACED
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC MDX-21-200168-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 2, 2021 Nov 16, 2022 CANCELLED
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC MDX-20-174384-00 BIPD/Primary Oct 2, 2021 Nov 4, 2021 CANCELLED
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC MDX-20-174384-00 BIPD/Primary Nov 2, 2020 Oct 2, 2021 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 26, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Nov 25, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC
  3. Nov 16, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  4. Nov 12, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC
  5. Nov 16, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC
  6. Nov 7, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Nov 16, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC
  8. Nov 4, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC
  9. Nov 2, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC
  10. Oct 2, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC
  11. Sep 13, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Nov 10, 2020
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
VAN BUREN AR AR 1 0
CARSON PLATFORM CA 1 0
SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE CA 1 1
ST CLAIR MO MO 1 1
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