CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2224864· MC355669· CARRIER
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CONSOLIDATION SERVICES

Legal: MERCHANTS DISTRIBUTORS INC

543 12TH STREET NW, HICKORY, NC, 28601(828) 323-4215
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$2M BIPD
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
no inspections
Driver OOS
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
2
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
96
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
2 crashes in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 10/01/2013
Authority
Active
1 past revocation
Registered
14 yrs
since 11/19/2011
  • Authority revoked 1 time historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 3 times across 3 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC355669

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
None
Contract
None
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$2M on file
not required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$2M coverageeff 04/01/2005
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BAP3730597
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84eff 10/01/2013
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.· policy 018009220
Authority history (2) ▾
11/10/2003BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2003)
05/04/1999PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
Insurance history6 insurers on record
Filing timeline (6)
  1. ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYReplaced
    SURETY · eff 12/01/200310/01/2013
  2. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.$2MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/200304/01/2005
  3. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$100KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/200504/01/2005
  4. UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COCancelled
    SURETY · eff 03/26/199911/05/2003
  5. AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY$2MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/200204/01/2003
  6. AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY$2MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/01/200204/01/2002

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

4 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

4
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

Most inspected in · top 1 states

  • NC4

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
5
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
18
Crashes
5
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

10 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 truck 5 trailer
2021 MACK Anthem
1M1AN4GY6MM019854· NM1011 NC
2019 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
527SR532OKM016714· 233371E ME
2021 MACK Anthem
1M1AN4GY7MM019846· NL4476 NC
2020 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
527SR5320LM023342· 248490E ME
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDRXNSNE4864· NS4151 NC
2021 VANG
572SR5324MM024429· 254464E ME
2022 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR4NSNE4875· NS4162 NC
2020 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
527SR5328LM021693· 247813D ME
2023 INTERNATIONAL LT62F
3HSDZAPR7PN259773· NV9140 NC
2020 CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC.
527SR482XLM023299· 248597E ME

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

2

Tow-away

2

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
0
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
Annual mileage
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2011-11-19
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

2
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
8
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
USDOT 48104Active· HICKORY, NC
Strong
Shared VIN · 8
572SR5324MM024429527SR5320LM0233423HSDZAPR7PN259773527SR5328LM0216933AKJHHDRXNSNE48643AKJHHDR4NSNE4875

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

11 events
  1. 10/01/2013Insurance filed — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 018009220

  2. 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 1000690

  3. 11/19/2011Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  4. 04/01/2005Insurance filed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BAP3730597

  5. 04/01/2005Insurance replaced — CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy BUA 2 57347893

  6. 04/01/2005Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BAP3730597

  7. 11/10/2003BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2003)

  8. 11/05/2003Insurance cancelled — UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE CO

    SURETY · policy U 288 43 46

  9. 04/01/2003Insurance replaced — AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy F5R00611005

  10. 04/01/2002Insurance replaced — AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy F5R 006 110-05

  11. 05/04/1999PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
0

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 11:04 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.