Carrier profile · USDOT 1124148 · MC-459020 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Merchants Moving & Storage Inc

DBA MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE

14 power unitsavg 27.5 yrLocal · 1 statesHAMILTON, MT50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-459020 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

27.5Avg age (yr)

1998–1999 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 363-4314 Email dispatchmerchantsmoving406@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

27.5 yr

Model years 1998–1999 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 14-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 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)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 ’21 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Granite State’04–’10

Wesco’14–’17

Transguard America’19–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. · since Jun 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Aug 2019 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2017	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Aug 2010	$750K	4
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Jun 2003 → Jul 2004	$750K	2
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jul 2003	$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): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

27.5 yr

Average age

1999

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

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

Home base

HAMILTON, MT

1410 N 1ST STREET

Top corridor

MT 2

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 70719

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1410 N 1ST STREET, HAMILTON, MT, 59840
Mailing address: 1410 N 1ST ST, HAMILTON, MT, 59840
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (406) 363-4314
Fax: (406) 363-9195
Email: merchantsmoving406@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Susie Kraft · Adam Kraft
USDOT / docket: 1124148 · MC-459020
First registered: Apr 30, 2003
Last MCS-150: Oct 23, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 10, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 849317946

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jul 9, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC.

MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC (USDOT 1124148) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. effective Jun 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 10, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 1124148, and its motor carrier number is MC-459020.

Is MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC's safety record?

MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC's fleet?

MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC operates 14 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC based?

MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC is based in HAMILTON, MT, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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