MEARS DESTINATION SERVICES INC
MEARS DESTINATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 550343) in ORLANDO, FL — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 1997-07-31 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2024-09-12) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 17 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2024-09-12 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-08-13 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 372
- Total drivers
- 489
- Years in business
- 32
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 17 of 17 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 1%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 5.7%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 8 times last 2024-09-12
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-12
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 1997-07-31
- Last compliance review
- 2024-08-13 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-05-07.
Crash history (last 24 months)
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
19 | 4 | 2026-01-07 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
7 | 0 | 2025-12-17 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 0 | 2024-07-25 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Marked emergency exit is inoperative (does not open close and/or secure as designed). | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) | OOS |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-07-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does convey message) | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) | OOS |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) | OOS |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-06 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a passenger-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on f | OOS |
| 2025-01-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit not properly marked. (does not convey message) | OOS |
| 2025-01-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit obstructed (includes obstructions of the markings release or mechanism and/or the openin | OOS |
| 2024-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2024-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2024-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Battery - Not protected | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - No visual low air warning device manufactured on or after 1975. | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2024-07-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 17 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-01-07 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BEMEI | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BENM | OOS | — |
2025-12-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9BA-NOREGINTRA | — | — |
2025-07-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BEND | — | — |
2025-07-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
2025-07-10 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BENM | OOS | — |
2025-07-10 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BENM | OOS | — |
2025-02-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
2024-07-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 3 | — | — |
2024-07-25 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
2024-07-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
2024-07-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-07-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 51(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-01-04 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
2024-01-03 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8-D | — | — |
2023-10-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-10-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2023-06-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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