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MERCHANTS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LLC

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Company CheckMERCHANTS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LLC · DOT 350970

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

DBA: MERCHANTS FLEET

14 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, HOOKSETT, NH, 03106

DOT# 350970 Hooksett, New Hampshire

PRIVATE CARRIER

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12

Power Units

21

Drivers

11

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest May 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 3

May 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 31, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 3, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Company Information

Legal NameMERCHANTS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LLC

DBA NameMERCHANTS FLEET

DOT Number350970

Entity TypePrivate Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationHooksett, New Hampshire

Added04/17/1989

MCS-15008/26/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address14 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, HOOKSETT, NH, 03106

Mailing Address14 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, HOOKSETT, NH, 03106

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

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 Mileage15,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

21

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

21

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)11

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/07/2009

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers21

Mileage15,000 mi

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)11

Fatal0

Injury7

Tow-Away4

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 05/07/2009 | Rated: 05/21/2009

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Crashes

2023

3 crashes -

2024

5 crashes ▲

2025

6 crashes ▲

2026

2 crashes ▼

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

Crash Records (16)

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
05/26/2026	WATERFORD TWP	MI	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/31/2026	EAST WHITELAND TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/03/2025	CHERRY HILL	NJ	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/01/2025	PERRYSVILLE	IN	0	0	1	3	Fog/Smog	Ice	Dawn
10/24/2025	FREEDOM (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
06/07/2025	south whitehall twp	PA	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
02/14/2025	UNINCORPORATED	CA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Unknown
01/30/2025	UNORGANIZED TERRITORY OF	MN	0	7	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
12/19/2024	OKTIBBEHA	MS	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/16/2024	RURAL	LA	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/09/2024	UNINCORPORATED	FL	0	9	0	2	Clear	Wet	Dark - Unknown
07/07/2024	IS 95 - CAPITAL BELTWAY	MD	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/20/2024	PALATINE TWP	IL	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/26/2023	ATLANTA	GA	0	1	1	5	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/08/2023	PITTSBURGH CITY	PA	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
08/08/2023	NEWARK	DE	0	4	1	5	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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57/100

Fair

NOT 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 57

57

−25

−15

Starts at 100−43 totalFinal 57

No insurance or bond on file−25

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−15

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-15

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 11 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.92 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−15 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 11 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.92 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.