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JOHN J MERRITT

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Company CheckJOHN J MERRITT · DOT 385572

DBA: MERRITT TRUCKING

13512 SE 87 CIRCLE, SUMMERFIELD, FL, 34491-9446

DOT# 385572 MC# 229700 Summerfield, Florida 36 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Aug 2, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Company Information

Legal NameJOHN J MERRITT

DBA NameMERRITT TRUCKING

DOT Number385572

MC Number229700

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSummerfield, Florida

Added03/14/1990

MCS-15002/02/2007

Contact Details

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Physical Address13512 SE 87 CIRCLE, SUMMERFIELD, FL, 34491-9446

Mailing Address13512 SE 87 CIRCLE, SUMMERFIELD, FL, 34491-9446

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked08/02/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeUTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Contact☎ (800) 598-8422
🌐 uticanational.com

Bond cancelled Aug 12, 2004 by UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Aug 1994 to Aug 2004 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC229700

CommonInactive

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Operating36 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.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Last checked08/02/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating36 years

MCS-15002/2007

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	SU 1605938	$0	08/09/1994	08/12/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT772328-8004-041	$0	07/12/2004	07/25/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT772328-8004-041	$750,000	07/12/2004	07/25/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT772308-8004-041	$750,000	07/12/2004	07/12/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	FJ7698938002-021	$750,000	07/10/2002	07/12/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	FJ7698938002-021	$0	07/10/2002	07/12/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0035241	$1,000,000	07/10/2001	08/22/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0035241	$0	07/10/2001	07/10/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN249873	$0	07/10/1998	08/12/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN249873	$1,000,000	07/10/1998	07/10/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	735402-5196-963	$1,000,000	01/27/1996	08/13/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	735402-5196-963	$1,000,000	01/27/1996	07/10/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CENTURY INDEMNITY CO	HO6115081	$750,000	01/27/1994	01/27/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	MT 60 75 84	$0	01/26/2000	07/10/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	IM0956046	$0	01/26/1996	07/10/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	8F 23788	$0	01/26/1994	03/04/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ALBANY INSURANCE COMPANY	8F 23788	$0	01/26/1994	01/26/1996	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC229700	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	08/09/1990	REVOKED	08/18/2004
MC229700	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/13/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/1994
MC229700	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/09/1990	REVOKED	11/01/1999
MC229700	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/09/1990	REVOKED	07/31/2007
MC229700	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/16/2003	REVOKED	07/31/2007

No revocation records.

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88/100

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 88

88

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.