Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA MER FARMS
MERLIN JESSOP JR (USDOT 2539951) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.
MERLIN JESSOP JR (USDOT 2539951) holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.
MERLIN JESSOP JR (USDOT 2539951) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.
MERLIN JESSOP JR (USDOT 2539951) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.
MERLIN JESSOP JR (USDOT 2539951) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.
MERLIN JESSOP JR (USDOT 2539951) reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 01/23/2026.
MERLIN JESSOP JR (USDOT 2539951) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
9.3 yr
Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
MERLIN JESSOP JR's USDOT number is 2539951, and its motor carrier number is MC-883578.
As of 2026-06-13, MERLIN JESSOP JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MERLIN JESSOP JR has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
MERLIN JESSOP JR operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MERLIN JESSOP JR is based in CEDAR CITY, UT, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.
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6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2025
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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