Carrier profile · USDOT 3986121 · MC-1494012 · Updated Jul 26, 2026

NEXTSTEP TRUCKING LLC

DBA MERLOCK TRUCKING

1 power unitavg 4 yrRegional · 3 statesABSECON, NJ74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1494012 ACTIVE
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Operations & Lanes

Where this carrier actually runs, revealed by roadside-inspection geography over the last 24 months — not where they claim to operate, shown as state-level inspection density.

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional
revealed
States observed3
US states
Inspections · 24 mo5
KY busiest

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

Home base
ABSECON, NJ
105 WEST CHURCH STREET
Top corridor
KY ⇄ NJ
KY 2 · WV 2 · NC 1
Density
fewermore
Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

State activity ranking· all 3 states · trailing 24 mo

Roadside inspections by state · NEXTSTEP TRUCKING LLC · trailing 24 months
StateCoverageInspections
KYKentucky2
WVWest Virginia2
NCNorth Carolina1