Carrier profile · USDOT 69241 · MC-349865 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MEARS FERTILIZER INC

11 power unitsavg 9.8 yrRegional · 3 statesEL DORADO, KS86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-349865 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(316) 321-3674 Email dispatchcliff@mearsinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 11-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Agribusiness’98–’15

Nationwide Agribusiness’16–’21

Cincinnati’21–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2021 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2016 → Aug 2021	$750K	2
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1998 → Oct 2015	$750K	4
THE MILLERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1998 → Dec 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

EL DORADO, KS

629 N INDUSTRIAL RD

Top corridor

MO ⇄ KS

MO 2 · OK 2 · KS 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 629 N INDUSTRIAL RD, EL DORADO, KS, 67042-9144
Mailing address: P O BOX 1271, EL DORADO, KS, 67042-1271
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (316) 321-3674
Cell: (316) 322-5851
Fax: (316) 321-9383
Email: cliff@mearsinc.com
Web domain: mearsinc.com

Registration

Officers: Bryan Mears · Cliff Hedrick
USDOT / docket: 69241 · MC-349865
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Nov 26, 2025 · 220,588 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 31, 1989
D-U-N-S: 31227978

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

220,588

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 MEARS FERTILIZER INC.

MEARS FERTILIZER INC (USDOT 69241) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 5, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 31, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MEARS FERTILIZER INC's USDOT number?

MEARS FERTILIZER INC's USDOT number is 69241, and its motor carrier number is MC-349865.

Is MEARS FERTILIZER INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MEARS FERTILIZER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MEARS FERTILIZER INC's safety record?

MEARS FERTILIZER INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).