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MEL'S INTERCITY COLLISION INC

DBA: MEL'S INTERCITY TOWING

USDOT 443279 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: MERRILL EAYRS Company officer 2: SHANNON HILL Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Based in KENNEWICK, WA
Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

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

Caution
Common (Property) reinstated · Apr 19, 2022
Policy effective · Mar 30, 2022
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 35 days Inactive Mar 15, 2022 → reinstated Apr 19, 2022
  • 1 fatality on crash record 1 FMCSA-reportable crash on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — MEL'S INTERCITY COLLISION INC (USDOT 443279)
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: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 35 days — Inactive Mar 15, 2022 → reinstated Apr 19, 2022
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 1 FMCSA-reportable crash on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/443279/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 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
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

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.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 443279
In FMCSA records since Apr 18, 1991 (~35y)
MC / docket MC1053729
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer MERRILL EAYRS
Company officer 2 SHANNON HILL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 30,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (509) 586-8383
Email: [email protected]
Physical
310 N DAYTON STREET
KENNEWICK, WA 99336
Mailing
PO BOX 6819
KENNEWICK, WA 99336
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 443279
In FMCSA records since Apr 18, 1991 (~35y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 30,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20
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
Trucks 3 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 1 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 1 1 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
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
3
Drivers
2
Inspections
1
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
1
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

MEL'S INTERCITY COLLISION INC is a corporation based in KENNEWICK, WA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 443279. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 3 power units and 2 drivers, with 1 roadside inspection on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier overview

MEL'S INTERCITY COLLISION INC is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 2 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Kennewick, WA. Across 1 roadside inspection in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in WA (1 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.2% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Freightliner is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Mar 15, 2022 to Apr 19, 2022 (35 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-08 2025-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
1 violation
Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Washington (WA) 1 0 0.0% Aug 29, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 4.66 5 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85665788 Aug 29, 2025 WA 3 KENNEWICK WA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
WA C22250L · 3ALACWFC5JDJY1674
2 396.17C-PI, 392.16-D No
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date State Fatalities Injuries ▼ Tow Hazmat Severity
WA0000006912 Mar 13, 1997 WA 1 0 Yes No Fatal
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1053729
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

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
Apr 19, 2022 MC1053729-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Aug 16, 2019 MC1053729-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS CPO1642620 91X $1,000,000 Mar 30, 2022 On file ACTIVE
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY EAP9749902 BIPD/Primary — Mar 9, 2022 Apr 24, 2022 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY EAP9749902 BIPD/Primary — Mar 9, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 REPLACED
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY EAP9749902 BIPD/Primary — Mar 30, 2021 Mar 9, 2022 CANCELLED
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE 600382187 BIPD/Primary — Jul 26, 2019 Mar 30, 2021 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 24, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Apr 19, 2022
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Mar 30, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Mar 15, 2022
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Mar 15, 2022
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  6. Mar 15, 2022
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 35 days (through Apr 19, 2022)
  7. Mar 9, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Mar 30, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
KENNEWICK WA WA 1 0
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