Carrier profile · USDOT 172153 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

The Merrill Company

21 power unitsavg 3.7 yrLocal · 2 statesSPENCER, IA100/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT
Verified linksFMCSA SAFER

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1161319Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1161319USDOT 2828163USDOT 2311313

Shares a company officer with other carriers

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)21
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers3

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

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1HTMMMML7KH584826View sourced platform decode23May 8, 2024Apr 22, 2026
3HSDZAPR7SN799021View sourced platform decode22Jul 18, 2024Aug 29, 2025
1GR1A0626LK157038View sourced platform decode22Jan 13, 2025May 21, 2025

Owner / group view· confidence: officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 123 related authorities · joined by officer

Authorities
123
Combined power
267
States
35
Oldest authority
Jun 1, 1974
Active now
66