Carrier profile · USDOT 78889 · MC-350289 · Updated Aug 4, 2026
The Merchants Company
DBA MERCHANTS FOODSERVICE
258 power unitsavg 4.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesHATTIESBURG, MS88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-350289 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
Last 12 months: 13 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 270150USDOT 4418177Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (31 trucks · 7 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2255283USDOT 4418177USDOT 1007833USDOT 3252803USDOT 270150USDOT 255166USDOT 876160
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@pfgc.com — 16 carriers: USDOT 35568USDOT 122458USDOT 123180USDOT 133440USDOT 202771USDOT 270150USDOT 333153USDOT 430138
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)258258
Observed (24 mo)104104
Shared w/ other carriers3131
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 16 related authorities · joined by email domain
- Authorities
- 16
- Combined power
- 10,331
- States
- 10
- Oldest authority
- Jun 1, 1974
- Active now
- 5
- THE MERCHANTS COMPANY· viewingUSDOT 78889258PU
- PERFORMANCE TRANSPORTATION LLCUSDOT 2701505,982PU
- CME TRANSCO LLCUSDOT 10809971,785PU
- VISTAR TRANSPORTATION LLCUSDOT 333153995PU
- PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP INCUSDOT 133440920PU
- PFG HOLDINGS LLCUSDOT 123180209PU
- PFG PFS LLCUSDOT 259643184PU
- SUNRISE FRESH PRODUCE LLCUSDOT 232206552PU
- CARO FOODS LLCUSDOT 12245831PU
- VISTARUSDOT 43013810PU
- LAND MARK PRODUCTS INCUSDOT 7136621PU
- REINHART TRANSPORTATION LLCUSDOT 8822901PU
- PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUPUSDOT 40913381PU
- FRF TRANSPORT INCUSDOT 5987941PU
- PFG TRANSCO INCUSDOT 355681PU
- THOMS PROESTLER COMPANY LLCUSDOT 2027710PU