Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
MERCIFUL SAMARITAN INC (USDOT 681029) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 10, 2024.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
MERCIFUL SAMARITAN INC's USDOT number is 681029, and its motor carrier number is MC-317216.
As of 2026-06-13, MERCIFUL SAMARITAN INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MERCIFUL SAMARITAN INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
MERCIFUL SAMARITAN INC operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MERCIFUL SAMARITAN INC is based in PORTLAND, OR.
Comparable carriers around Portland and across Oregon
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2022
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2020 → Dec 2022 | $750K | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Nov 2010 → Dec 2020 | $750K | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2009 → Mar 2010 | $750K | 1 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Feb 2009 → Jul 2009 | $750K | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2002 → Feb 2009 | $750K | 4 |
| INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER | Jul 2000 → Jul 2000 | $750K | 3 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Oct 1999 → Aug 2000 | $750K | 2 |
| ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1997 → Nov 1999 | $750K | 2 |
| UNITED SOUTHERN ASSURANCE CO. | Jul 1997 → Sep 1997 | $750K | 1 |
| TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 1997 → Jul 1997 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
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.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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