Carrier file · USDOT 172153
The Merrill Company
Spencer, IA · more carriers in Iowa / Spencer
SaferGrade composite
Records-based composite of public FMCSA data (high data coverage). Not a safety-fitness determination.
| USDOT number | 172153 |
|---|---|
| Docket (MC/FF/MX) | — |
| Entity type | carrier |
| Operating status | Active |
| Operation type | Interstate |
| Business organization | Partnership |
| Physical address | 601 1st Ave Sw · Spencer, IA, 51301 |
| Phone | 7122621141 |
| First on file | 1974-06-01 |
| MCS-150 mileage / year | 546,640 (2024) |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Power units | 538 |
|---|---|
| Trucks / buses | 21 / 0 |
| Drivers (total / CDL) | 14 / 14 |
| FMCSA safety rating | Conditional (1991-08-22) |
| MCSIP step | — |
| Prior revocation flag | No |
| FMCSA recordable crash rate | — |
Fleet counts come from the carrier's own MCS-150 filing and are not verified by FMCSA.
| Total inspections | 19 |
|---|---|
| Driver / vehicle inspections | 19 / 15 |
| Out-of-service totals (drv / veh / hazmat) | 0 / 1 / 0 |
| Violations recorded | 12 |
No crashes appear in the current 24-month SMS crash input file for this carrier.
SMS crash records are state-reported and include crashes regardless of fault or preventability.
Operating authority
Docket status on census: no docket on file. No MOTUS authority delta records yet.
Insurance filings
No insurance filings in our MOTUS records for this carrier yet (the daily delta feed only carries dockets with recent changes).
Revocation / suspension orders
No orders in our MOTUS records.
Score 96/100, normalized over the record types available for this carrier (high coverage).
Records show an active USDOT registration
No MC/FF docket on record (authority not evaluated)
No insurance filings in our MOTUS records yet (not evaluated)
Recorded driver OOS rate 0.0% over 19 driver inspections (national baseline 5.5%)
Recorded vehicle OOS rate 6.7% over 15 vehicle inspections (national baseline 20.7%)
No crashes recorded in the 24-month window (538 power units)
Most recent MCS-150 mileage year on record: 2024 (FMCSA requires biennial updates)
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