Carrier profile · USDOT 4214110 · MC-1627770 · Updated Jun 13, 2026
MATTHIES ENTERPRISES INC
DBA MERL'S TOWING SERVICE
30 power unitsLocal · 1 statesKALAMAZOO, MI50/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1627770 ACTIVE
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@merlstowing.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4217235
Shares a company officer with other carriers
craig mcdonald — 9 carriers: USDOT 509682USDOT 533501USDOT 878824USDOT 1575343USDOT 1672283USDOT 1824214USDOT 1928499USDOT 3175376
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)3030
Observed (24 mo)44
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 10 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer
- Authorities
- 10
- Combined power
- 105
- States
- 5
- Oldest authority
- Jan 14, 1993
- Active now
- 5
- MATTHIES ENTERPRISES INC· viewingUSDOT 421411030PU
- MCDONALD'S TOWING & RESCUE INCUSDOT 50968256PU
- BAKER TOWING LLCUSDOT 8788247PU
- GRAND RAPIDS TOWING LLCUSDOT 42172356PU
- REITS WRECKER SERVICE LLCUSDOT 5335013PU
- GRAHAMS TOWING & ROAD SERVICEUSDOT 19284991PU
- MCDONALD INTERESTS INCUSDOT 18242141PU
- MCDONALD POWER LLCUSDOT 31753761PU
- CHAPMAN POINT INCUSDOT 16722830PU
- CRAIG MCDONALDUSDOT 15753430PU