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Motor carrier · USDOT 646839

MEL DAWSON INC, Rocklin, CA: USDOT 646839 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as MEL DAWSON INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated December 22, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since June 20, 1996. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedMEL DAWSON INC
Doing business asDAWSON OIL COMPANY
USDOT number646839
Status on the censusActive
AddressRocklin, CA 95677
CountyPlacer County
Operating authorityIntrastate Hazmat Carriers
Hazardous materialsCarries hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units19 (4 trucks)
Drivers16 (16 with a CDL)
On the register sinceJune 20, 1996
MCS-150 last filedDecember 22, 2025
MCS-150 annual mileage571,702 miles (2023)
Cargo carriedLiquids/Gases

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

The newest 50 of 59.

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
April 8, 2025USLevel I, full0000
November 20, 2024CALevel I, full0000
November 12, 2024CALevel I, full1000
November 6, 2024CALevel II, walk-around2000
October 18, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
October 18, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
October 18, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
October 18, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
October 18, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
October 18, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
October 17, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
October 16, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
October 15, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1101
October 10, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
October 10, 2024CALevel I, full1000
September 17, 2024CALevel III, driver only2000
September 13, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
August 20, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
July 30, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
July 24, 2024CALevel II, walk-around2000
July 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
July 9, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
June 3, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 15, 2024CALevel I, full0000
May 13, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
May 8, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
May 8, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
May 8, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
May 8, 2024CALevel V, vehicle only0000
April 29, 2024USLevel I, full0000
April 21, 2024CALevel II, walk-around4101
April 15, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
April 11, 2024CALevel II, walk-around1000
March 26, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
March 21, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
March 11, 2024CALevel I, full0000
February 28, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
February 26, 2024CALevel I, full1000
February 1, 2024CALevel III, driver only0000
January 17, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
January 16, 2024CALevel II, walk-around0000
December 21, 2023CALevel I, full0000
December 11, 2023CALevel II, walk-around0000
December 5, 2023CALevel V, vehicle only0000
December 5, 2023CALevel V, vehicle only0000
November 29, 2023CALevel III, driver only0000
October 24, 2023CALevel I, full0000
October 17, 2023CALevel III, driver only0000
October 4, 2023CALevel II, walk-around0000
September 25, 2023CALevel V, vehicle only0000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
October 22, 2015CAUnincorporated00YesNo
August 14, 2009CARocklin02Yes
July 21, 2004CAUnincorporated01YesNo
September 11, 2002CASacramento00YesNo
May 28, 1999CASan Joaquin00YesNo
April 18, 1996CASacramento02YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the safety record of MEL DAWSON INC, a Rocklin, CA motor carrier with USDOT number 646839, based on its MCS-150 filing last updated December 22, 2025. The page lists 19 power units, 16 drivers, 59 roadside inspections, 2 inspections with an out-of-service order, and 6 crashes on file.