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MERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC

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Company CheckMERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC · DOT 154235

537 B SOUTH EASTERN BLVD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28301

DOT# 154235 MC# 129323 Fayetteville, North Carolina 40 years

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12

Power Units

21

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

3

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Dec 21, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

Dec 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jul 15, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameMERCHANTS MOVING & STORAGE INC

DOT Number154235

MC Number129323

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationFayetteville, North Carolina

Added06/01/1974

MCS-15005/05/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address537 B SOUTH EASTERN BLVD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28301

Mailing AddressPO BOX 1300, FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28302

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC129323

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating40 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage159,718 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

21

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

21

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/26/2003

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective03/01/2025

CompanyVANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MGA 3085500-03

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers21

Mileage159,718 mi

Operating40 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/26/2003 | Rated: 04/03/2003

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2025, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/21/2025	NASHVILLE	TN	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dusk

Inspection Records (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/15/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HALIFAX WEIGH STATION, I-95, S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/02/2025	US	Full (Level I)	EL RENO OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2023	NC	Full (Level I)	US 70	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US17	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100442	$0	12/06/2001	12/20/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100442	$0	12/06/2001	09/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100442	$750,000	12/06/2001	12/20/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100442	$750,000	12/06/2001	09/01/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV 3085500-00	$0	09/01/2014	09/01/2017	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100584	$0	09/01/2002	09/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	TCP100584	$750,000	09/01/2002	09/01/2014	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	8G3MZG80655244	$0	09/01/1996	01/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	8 G3 MZG 8065 5244	$1,000,000	09/01/1996	01/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	8 G3 MZG 8065 5244	$1,000,000	09/01/1996	09/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	PST057702	$0	09/01/1995	09/01/1996	Replaced
91	BIPD	ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	PST118653	$0	09/01/1995	09/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	IMC-912403	$0	09/01/1991	09/01/1995	Replaced
91	BIPD	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	CLP-5189968	$0	09/01/1991	09/01/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	300118100AC	$750,000	02/01/2001	12/06/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG375239	$250,000	02/01/2001	07/15/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT660140D9817TIL01	$0	01/01/2001	12/06/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	T0101988	$1,000,000	01/01/1999	01/01/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	CIM0412254	$0	01/01/1999	01/01/2001	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC129323	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/13/1985	-	-
MC129323	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/01/1995	CANCELLED AND REISSUED	09/27/1995
MC129323	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/29/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/08/2021
MC129323	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/29/2001	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/22/2001

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99/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 99

99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.