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Company CheckMERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC · DOT 4504957

DBA: TATE SERVICES INC

3435 STANWOOD BLVD NE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35811

DOT# 4504957 MC# MC-1782687 Huntsville, Alabama

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182

Power Units

131

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

May 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 21, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 1, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 31, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 20, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 10, 2025
Registered with FMCSA.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(256) 655-7543

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3435 STANWOOD BLVD NE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35811

Other Companies at This Address

Address3435 STANWOOD BLVD NE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC this company	4504957	(256) 655-7543	Active
FLUID CONTROLS INC	397019	(800) 345-4726	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Huntsville, Alabama. The fleet consists of 182 power units and 131 drivers. The carrier transports Garbage, Refuse, Trash. 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 8 inspections are on file. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC has a Trust Score of 92/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

Garbage, Refuse, Trash

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .18 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .42 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 13 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

131

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

131

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS14.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/01/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet182 units

Drivers131

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service1

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2026

8 · 2 OOS -

Crashes

2026

4 crashes -

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 8 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/21/2026	HUNTSVILLE	AL	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
05/01/2026	RURAL COVINGTON	AL	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/20/2026	RURAL CALHOUN	AL	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/12/2026	GUNTERSVILLE	AL	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 8 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
05/27/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARDMORE TN	2	1	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ATHENS AL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CULLMAN AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TANNER AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	LA FAYETTE AL	5	0	1	0	4	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CULLMAN AL	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TANNER AL	2	1	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GADSDEN AL	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections7

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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92/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 92

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/1/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 14.2857% vs national avg 5.51%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC

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Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Cargo Transported

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (4)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (8)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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