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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2226958· MC393422· CARRIER
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OHIO EASTERN TRANSPORTATION INC

300 WEST PERKINS AVENUE, SANDUSKY, OH, 44870(419) 625-8433
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

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 · MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 10/23/2025
Authority
Active
3 past revocations
Registered
14 yrs
since 11/19/2011
  • Authority revoked 3 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 6 times across 4 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

MC393422

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

Common
None
Contract
None
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
not required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84eff 10/23/2025
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC· policy 101642043
Authority history (4) ▾
10/02/2017BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2017)
09/08/2014BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/19/2014)
11/06/2013BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/08/2013)
11/27/2000PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5) ▾
  1. GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Replaced
    SURETY · eff 10/16/2017 → 10/23/2025
  2. NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 10/04/2014 → 10/28/2017
  3. NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYReplaced
    SURETY · eff 10/04/2014 → 10/16/2017
  4. NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 10/01/2013 → 10/03/2014
  5. GULF INSURANCE CO.Replaced
    SURETY · eff 09/29/2000 → 10/01/2013

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

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

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

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Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
0
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
—
Annual mileage
—
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses or phone numbers with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Medium· 1
OHIO EASTERN EXPRESS INC
USDOT 71644Active· SANDUSKY, OH
Medium
PhoneAddress

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. 10/23/2025Insurance filed — MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 101642043

  2. 10/23/2025Insurance replaced — GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy E251289

  3. 10/28/2017Insurance cancelled — NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy IN1300083

  4. 10/16/2017Insurance replaced — NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy IN1300083

  5. 10/02/2017BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/17/2017)

  6. 10/03/2014Insurance cancelled — NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy IN1300083

  7. 09/08/2014BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/19/2014)

  8. 11/06/2013BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/08/2013)

  9. 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — GULF INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy 0637711

  10. 11/19/2011Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  11. 11/27/2000PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

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

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 11:01 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.