Carrier profile · USDOT 2332566 · MC-803583 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MERIT TRANSPORTATION CORP

0 power unitsRIDGEWOOD, NY52/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-803583 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(718) 456-9530 Email dispatchRRUSSO@AETG.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 14 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 3

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’14 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

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

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2013

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$5M	3
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Mar 2013	$5M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

RIDGEWOOD, NY

46 81 METROPOLITAN AVENUE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@aetg.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 294623 USDOT 2349784

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david carpenter — 18 carriers: USDOT 49482 USDOT 129070 USDOT 292168 USDOT 597298 USDOT 729893 USDOT 1246812 USDOT 1682450 USDOT 1866452

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 46 81 METROPOLITAN AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385
Mailing address: 7 NORTH ST, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10302
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (718) 456-9530
Cell: (718) 556-8135
Fax: (718) 497-1655
Email: rrusso@aetg.net
Web domain: aetg.net

Registration

Officers: David Carpenter · Jerome Dente
USDOT / docket: 2332566 · MC-803583
First registered: Aug 9, 2012
Last MCS-150: Oct 7, 2013 · 149,929 mi (2012)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

149,929

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 MERIT TRANSPORTATION CORP.

MERIT TRANSPORTATION CORP (USDOT 2332566) has a Vektor safety score of 52/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2013 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.

It reports 0 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 7, 2013.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.