Carrier profile · USDOT 2822101 · MC-941217 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Merdzic Transportation Services Inc

46 power unitsavg 7 yrNational · 30 statesBOWLING GREEN, KY87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-941217 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

71 observed · MCS-150

68Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(270) 666-0602 Email dispatchsafety@merdzic.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

196 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 92 vehicle and 196 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.7% · 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 2.6 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

189 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 17

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 196
Annualized: ≈98 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving74 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance37 · 31 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance32 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 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: None
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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’16–’18

Trisura Specialty’18–’19

Ace Property’19–’20

Sentry Select’20–’21

State National’21–’22

Canal’22–now

2015201820212024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2022 → Feb 2026	$750K	8
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 71
Trailers (towed): 68

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

77.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

195

TN busiest

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

Home base

BOWLING GREEN, KY

310 EAST MAIN AVE UNIT 209

Top corridor

TN ⇄ KY

TN 29 · TX 19 · KY 16

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 9 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 38111 USDOT 2953269 USDOT 3650507 USDOT 3002182 USDOT 3862562 USDOT 4331602 USDOT 2177518 USDOT 2728054Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (51 trucks · 53 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 839281 USDOT 1188165 USDOT 4230251 USDOT 4298407 USDOT 38111 USDOT 79466 USDOT 2953269 USDOT 3650507

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 310 EAST MAIN AVE UNIT 209, BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42101
Mailing address: 6620 SOUTHPOINT DR S, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32216
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (270) 666-0602
Cell: (904) 322-4998
Email: safety@merdzic.com
Web domain: merdzic.com

Registration

Officer: Damir Merdzic
USDOT / docket: 2822101 · MC-941217
First registered: Oct 30, 2015
Last MCS-150: Aug 3, 2026 · 5,437,339 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 58297812

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,437,339

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 MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2822101) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 19, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 196 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 92 vehicle-level and 196 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 11 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 46 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2822101, and its motor carrier number is MC-941217.

Is MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 29.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 276 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 46 power units and 47 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in BOWLING GREEN, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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