Carrier profile · USDOT 154712 · MC-143059 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Mercer Transportation Company Inc

1,605 power unitsavg 7.9 yrNational · 49 statesLOUISVILLE, KY81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-143059 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1,605Power units

1,950 observed · MCS-150

1,766Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(502) 333-6223 Email dispatchtfelty@mercer-trans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record63 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

113 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

113 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

1,605 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4,064 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2,185 vehicle and 4,064 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.6% · 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

3,948 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 201

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1,605-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1,605
Inspections · 24 mo: 4,064
Annualized: ≈2,032 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1,102 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance542 · 437 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance481 · 72 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance320 · 93 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance259 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance253 · 13 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance222 · 109 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance197 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance194 · 27 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance174 · 13 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’19 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

North America’86–’98

Lexington’94–’99

Pacific Employers’98–’03

Lexington’99–’04

Continental’03–’09

Lexington’04–’10

Lexington’10–’16

American Zurich’13–’19

National Fire’16–’20

beyond this history

1986199620062016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2019

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → May 2019	$1M	3
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2016 → May 2020	$1M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → Feb 2019	$1M	1
AMERICAN ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Feb 2019	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2010 → May 2013	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2016	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2009 → May 2010	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2004 → May 2010	$1M	14
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	May 2003 → May 2009	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1999 → Feb 2004	$1M	5
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → May 2003	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1994 → May 1999	$1M	6
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	May 1986 → May 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1,605
Observed power (24 mo): 1950
Trailers (towed): 1766

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 49 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

4,043

NM busiest

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

Home base

LOUISVILLE, KY

1128 W MAIN ST

Top corridor

NM ⇄ KY

NM 366 · TN 317 · CA 234

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 100 trucks also ran under 94 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 239699 USDOT 4563884 USDOT 536448 USDOT 3055122 USDOT 123611 USDOT 548880 USDOT 831156 USDOT 2438425Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (97 trucks · 223 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3337057 USDOT 3443496 USDOT 3472462 USDOT 4298934 USDOT 4416880 USDOT 3594412 USDOT 3728952 USDOT 3750554

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

1,605

Observed (24 mo)

1,950

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1128 W MAIN ST, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40203
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (502) 333-6223
Email: tfelty@mercer-trans.com
Web domain: mercer-trans.com

Registration

Officers: Arthur D Corum Ii · Todd Felty
USDOT / docket: 154712 · MC-143059
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 137,810,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 22, 2025
D-U-N-S: 86759743

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

1,605

Power units

1,708

Drivers

1,708

CDL drivers

137,810,000

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC.

MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC (USDOT 154712) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4,064 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2,185 vehicle-level and 4,064 driver-level — across 49 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier has 113 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 63 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 13, 2026.

It reports 1,605 power units and 1,708 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 22, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 154712, and its motor carrier number is MC-143059.

Is MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 13, 2026, MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's safety record?

MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC has a 23.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6,521 roadside inspections, with 113 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC's fleet?

MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC operates 1,605 power units and 1,708 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC based?

MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC is based in LOUISVILLE, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 49 states.

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