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Carrier profile · USDOT 491008 · MC-255230 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC

70 power unitsOXNARD, CA

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-255230 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

70Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(614) 890-1730

Carrier verification summary for MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC

MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC (USDOT 491008) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC (USDOT 491008) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC (USDOT 491008) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC (USDOT 491008) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC (USDOT 491008) reports 70 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2007.

MERCHANTS DISPATCH INC (USDOT 491008) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 70 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 19.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

70 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Reliance National’93–’97

Lumbermens’97–’04

American Home’04–’09

New Hampshire’09–’17

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → Jul 2009	$750K	6
LUMBERMENS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1997 → Dec 2004	$750K	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1993 → Oct 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 70
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

OXNARD, CA

1911 WILLIAMS DR

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bruce edwards — 11 carriers: USDOT 539415 USDOT 943039 USDOT 1396690 USDOT 1609800 USDOT 1805272 USDOT 1828374 USDOT 2004096 USDOT 2276550

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1911 WILLIAMS DR, OXNARD, CA, 93036
Mailing address: 570 POLARIS PKWY STE 220, WESTERVILLE, OH, 43082-7141
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 890-1730
Fax: (614) 865-8867
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Bruce Edwards · Martin Boratyn
USDOT / docket: 491008 · MC-255230
First registered: Jul 15, 1992
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2007 · 4,551,000 mi (2003)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

4,551,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

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

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