Carrier profile · USDOT 161578 · MC-26920 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Merrill Davenport

DBA MERRILL DAVENPORT TRUCKING

1 power unitDES MOINES, IA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-26920 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’97 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Allied’94–now

1994200220102018now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Aug 1995

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Mar 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

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

Home base

DES MOINES, IA

2216 34TH STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2216 34TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50310
Mailing address: PO BOX 13065, DES MOINES, IA, 50310-0325
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 255-7150
Fax: (515) 255-7150
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Denise Bissett · Merrill Davenport
USDOT / docket: 161578 · MC-26920
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Dec 23, 2010 · 40,000 mi (2008)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Feb 4, 1988
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

40,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MERRILL DAVENPORT.

MERRILL DAVENPORT (USDOT 161578) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 7, 1995 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 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. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 23, 2010. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Feb 4, 1988 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERRILL DAVENPORT's USDOT number?

MERRILL DAVENPORT's USDOT number is 161578, and its motor carrier number is MC-26920.

Is MERRILL DAVENPORT authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. MERRILL DAVENPORT is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.