Carrier profile · USDOT 211596 · MC-161485 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Merl's Towing Service Inc

DBA MERL'S TOWING SERVICE

33 power unitsWYOMING, MI78/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-161485 ACTIVEHAZMAT

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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not 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 ’21 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’94–’97

Zurich’97–’00

Universal’07–’11

Netherlands’12–’17

Ohio Security’17–’20

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2021

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Mar 2021	$1M	1
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2020	$1M	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Oct 2013 → Jun 2015	$1M	1
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Jun 2012 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$1M	1
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Dec 2011	$1M	2
THE NETHERLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$1M	1
CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2005	$1M	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2003 → Nov 2005	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Nov 2003	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Dec 2001 → Dec 2002	$1M	3
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$1M	1
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1997 → Dec 2000	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1994 → Nov 1997	$1M	3