METEOR EXPRESS INC
USDOT 842593
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (47 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCarolina Casualty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate16.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)7 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 26 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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 Number | 842593 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-372171 |
| Legal Name | METEOR EXPRESS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2562183000 |
| Address | 875 HARBOR DR, Scottsboro, AL, 35769 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20091217) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Carolina Casualty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-05-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-05-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2000-03-01 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2000-03-01 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 92 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 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)
| Inspections | 128 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 7 total (1 fatal, 3 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-03-30 — MO — towaway
- 2026-02-24 — AL — towaway
- 2026-01-17 — TN — 2 fatal, 3 injured, towaway
- 2026-01-12 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-02-28 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (32), 16 (21), 7 (16).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 47 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 50 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,456,013 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-FEB-26 |
METEOR EXPRESS INC operates 47 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in AL.
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