MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC

USDOT 4504957 · Doing business as TATE SERVICES INC

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (199 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).

USDOT4504957
MC NumberMC-1782687
Fleet199 power units
Drivers155
Phone2566557543
LocationHuntsville, AL

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate27.3% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number4504957
MC NumberMC-1782687
Legal NameMERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC
DBA NameTATE SERVICES INC
Entity Type
Phone2566557543
Address3435 STANWOOD BLVD NE, Huntsville, AL, 35811

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingNone on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating.
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
79 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
91 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
97 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections11
Out-of-Service Rate27.3% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes6 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 5 towaway)
  • 2026-06-12 — AL — towaway
  • 2026-06-04 — AL — 1 injured
  • 2026-05-21 — AL — towaway
  • 2026-05-01 — AL — towaway
  • 2026-03-20 — AL — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (6), 12 (4), 1 (2).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)199
Drivers155
Recent Annual Mileage
Last MCS-150 Filing10-DEC-25

MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC operates 199 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in AL.

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