Carrier profile · USDOT 625333 · MC-1457253 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Merwin Inc

DBA PRAIRIE FUELS

28 power unitsavg 12.2 yrLocal · 2 statesBAKER, MT100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1457253 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(406) 778-3245 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 28 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 2005–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 42.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 28-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
177.801 Other violationOther4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
177.823 Other violationOther2 · 2 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Guideone’22–now

20222023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Feb 2026	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

69.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Montana: 8 inspections
North Dakota: 6 inspections

Home base

BAKER, MT

176 E MILWAUKEE AVE

Most inspections: MT

8 inspections

MT 8 · ND 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 176 E MILWAUKEE AVE, BAKER, MT, 59313
Mailing address: PO BOX 1272, BAKER, MT, 59313-1272
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (406) 778-3245
Fax: (406) 778-2191
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: prairie-fuels.com

Registration

Officers: Paulette Merwin · Larry Merwin
USDOT / docket: 625333 · MC-1457253
First registered: Dec 22, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2026 · 216,202 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 27, 2011
D-U-N-S: 837284603

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

216,202

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 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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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 12 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

17violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 12inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other / unclassified

729%2 / 7

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Lights

20%0 / 2

Unsafe driving

20%0 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (5 of 17 records)

177.801-HMHCNP Other violation3
107.620B-HMAMC Other violation1
172.328D-HMM Other violation1

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177.823A-HMPMCNP50% Other violation1
177.823A-HMTVMCMID Other violation1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.33A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1

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Brakes

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Lights

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MERWIN INC.

MERWIN INC (USDOT 625333) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 28 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 27, 2011 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERWIN INC's USDOT number?

MERWIN INC's USDOT number is 625333, and its motor carrier number is MC-1457253.

Is MERWIN INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. MERWIN INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERWIN INC's safety record?

MERWIN INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).