MERCHANTS 5 STAR LTD
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi37 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi11 drivers
- Company officer
- BEN MACDOWELL
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 66839069
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2014-12-22
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 48 trucks · 45 owned tractors · 176 owned trailers.
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 graphThis carrier shares addresses with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
45 events- 08/06/2015Insurance cancelled — WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CSP 3 400 067
- 12/22/2014MCS-150 update filed
3.5M mi reported (2014)
- 12/01/2014Insurance replaced — MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MPP1003388
- 10/28/2012Insurance cancelled — MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK-6011117-1
- 10/01/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/29/2012)
- 10/01/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/29/2012)
- 11/04/2011Insurance cancelled — FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC
CARGO · policy CIM0127834BM
- 12/04/2009Insurance cancelled — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy CPP 087 66 63
- 11/09/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/16/2009)
- 10/28/2009Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPA 087 66 63
- 01/22/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (08/12/2015)
- 01/22/2008MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (08/12/2015)
- 01/11/2008Insurance transferred — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CPA 087 66 63
- 11/26/2006Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy DSHN00002332
- 10/28/2006Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy DSHA00001234
- 10/28/2006Insurance replaced — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy DSHN00002332
- 10/02/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/30/2006)
- 12/14/2005MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
TRANSFER CONSUMMATED (01/15/2008)
- 12/14/2005MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
TRANSFER CONSUMMATED (01/15/2008)
- 10/28/2005Insurance cancelled — CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy DSHN00001578
- 10/03/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/28/2005)
- 10/03/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/28/2005)
- 11/01/2004Insurance replaced — FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 661 52 38
- 10/28/2004Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTI100140
- 10/01/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2004)
- 10/01/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/01/2004)
- 01/04/2004Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTI100140
- 12/17/2003Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 339412
- 11/01/2003Insurance replaced — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 339412
- 10/28/2003Insurance cancelled — DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy DS1448
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2007-01-26
- Last review
- 2007-01-23
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2014-12-22
- Reported mileage
- 3,501,064 mi (2014)
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