Carrier profile · USDOT 1812747 · MC-658488 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Merrell Enterprises LLC

DBA MPA

14 power unitsavg 11.3 yrMulti-region · 10 statesHAYTI, MO93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-658488 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 359-4005 Email dispatchgwmv@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 25.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’09–’11

National’11–’17

Canal’17–’19

Scottsdale’19–’22

Northland’23–’26

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2022	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Apr 2017	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → Dec 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 13

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HAYTI, MO

500 GETTINGS LANE

Top corridor

IL ⇄ MO

IL 11 · MO 4 · AL 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3237967 USDOT 3486673 USDOT 2131978 USDOT 188223 USDOT 80806 USDOT 3748645

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 500 GETTINGS LANE, HAYTI, MO, 63851
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 359-4005
Fax: (573) 359-2967
Email: gwmv@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: George Merrell · George Merrell
USDOT / docket: 1812747 · MC-658488
First registered: Sep 18, 2008
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 1,401,516 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 28, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,401,516

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC.

MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 1812747) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 28, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?

MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 1812747, and its motor carrier number is MC-658488.

Is MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC's safety record?

MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC's fleet?

MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC operates 14 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC based?

MERRELL ENTERPRISES LLC is based in HAYTI, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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