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Carrier profile · USDOT 2353212 · Updated 06/13/2026

JACOB E MERRILL

DBA J & K

0 power unitsHOWARD, PA

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(570) 962-3314 Email dispatchBIGJOKE16841@CENTURYLINK.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

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

Established 14 yearsNo BASIC safety alertsMCS-150 census data outdated

Watch · 1

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

AI readCarrier, 13-yr registration — unrated.Full read

Is JACOB E MERRILL safe to load? JACOB E MERRILL (USDOT 2353212) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in HOWARD, PA, operating 0 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 13 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it. Verify authority and insurance directly. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.

FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13

What we know

This carrier has a federal identity but no operating activity on the record. Everything the FMCSA holds is below — we're not drawing empty charts around it.

On the federal record· FMCSA census + L&I

USDOT: 2353212
USDOT registration: Active
Registered: 10/26/201213 years ago
Domicile: HOWARD, PA
Self-reported fleet: 0 power units2 drivers
Last MCS-150: 10/25/2012
Phone: (570) 962-3314

Why this record is thin· what the federal datasets return

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record — so there is no out-of-service rate, no BASIC percentile and no violation history to show.
No equipment observed in inspections — so no VIN-decoded units, fleet age or trailer count.
No inspection geography — so no operating footprint or lane map.
No insurance filing history on record — so no coverage limit, insurer or continuity timeline to chart.

An absent record is not a clean record. Verify operating authority and insurance directly with FMCSA — and request a certificate of insurance — before tendering a load.

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