Carrier profile · USDOT 2224864 · MC-355669 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS INC

DBA CONSOLIDATION SERVICES

0 power unitsavg 4.9 yrLocal · 1 statesHICKORY, NC50/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-355669 BROKER ACTIVE

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$0 BIPD last filed ’05 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’05–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2005

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Apr 2005	$0	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2005	$0	1
AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$0	2