Asset-based
219 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
MERRELL BROS INC (USDOT 590972) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.
MERRELL BROS INC (USDOT 590972) holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.
MERRELL BROS INC (USDOT 590972) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.
MERRELL BROS INC (USDOT 590972) has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.
MERRELL BROS INC (USDOT 590972) has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.
MERRELL BROS INC (USDOT 590972) reports 219 power units and 128 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 01/28/2026.
MERRELL BROS INC (USDOT 590972) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned 11/10/2005 in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Asset-based
219 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
MERRELL BROS INC's USDOT number is 590972, and its motor carrier number is MC-285227.
As of 2026-06-13, MERRELL BROS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MERRELL BROS INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 33 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
MERRELL BROS INC operates 219 power units and 128 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MERRELL BROS INC is based in KOKOMO, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.
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19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
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 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2023 → Jul 2025 | $1M | 2 |
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2022 → Aug 2022 | $1M | 2 |
| GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2019 → Aug 2022 | $1M | 2 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2005 → Aug 2019 | $1M | 1 |
| HANOVER INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2003 → Dec 2003 | $1M | 2 |
| CITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA | Dec 1999 → Dec 2003 | $1M | 1 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Dec 1994 → Dec 1999 | $1M | 3 |
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 across 7 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
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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