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GARY MERLINO CONSTRUCTION CO INC

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Company CheckGARY MERLINO CONSTRUCTION CO INC · DOT 528487

DBA: SERVICE HEAVY HAUL

9125 10TH AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE, WA, 98108-4612

DOT# 528487 MC# 265647 Seattle, Washington 32 years

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151

Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jan 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 7, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address9125 10TH AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE, WA, 98108-4612

Mailing Address9125 10TH AVE SOUTH, SEATTLE, WA, 98108

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC265647

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 years

All Docket Numbers

MC265647

Cargo Transported

General FreightBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsConstruction

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 .51 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .66 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,586,576 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

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)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS8.3% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS25.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/15/2005

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyCONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.

Policy #5095631704

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet151 units

Drivers71

Mileage1,586,576 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service1

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service1

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 02/15/2005 | Rated: 02/28/2005

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

6 · 0 OOS -

2024

10 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

4 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

1 crash =

2026

0 crashes ▼

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 Jun 2026, 12 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/02/2025	RENTON	WA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/25/2024	BELLEVUE	WA	1	1	1	Severe Crosswinds	Ice	Dark - Unknown
11/17/2023	KIRKLAND	WA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 12 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 10 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 8 violations · 3 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (23)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/05/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	AUBURN WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TUKWILA WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEATAC WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEATTLE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLACK DIAMOND WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ENUMCLAW WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/22/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVERETT WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	KIRKLAND WA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BELLEVUE WA	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEATTLE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/07/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOTHELL WA	5	3	0	0	0	3	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVUE WA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MARYSVILLE WA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	COVINGTON WA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	KIRKLAND WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEATTLE WA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GIG HARBOR WA	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	S/B	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	WA	Full (Level I)	3400 E MARGINAL WAY S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SC26 FEDERAL WAY NORTHBOUND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANACORTESWA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2023	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SCALE 18	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections11

Unsafe Driving 6 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK08403100	$0	12/31/2000	06/09/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK08403100	$0	12/31/2000	12/31/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CK08403100	$0	12/31/2000	01/31/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	IM08400969	$0	12/31/1999	03/28/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	IM08400969	$0	12/31/1999	12/31/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	KK 08400030	$1,000,000	12/31/1998	01/31/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	KK 08400030	$0	12/31/1998	12/31/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	KK 08400030	$0	12/31/1998	04/08/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	VALIANT INSURANCE COMPANY	ECA 2103 7503	$1,000,000	12/31/1997	12/31/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VALIANT INSURANCE COMPANY	ECA 2103 7503	$1,000,000	12/31/1997	02/07/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VALIANT INSURANCE COMPANY	ECA 21 03 75 03	$0	12/31/1997	12/31/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	VALIANT INSURANCE COMPANY	ECA 21 03 75 03	$0	12/31/1997	02/07/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES	IM961477	$0	12/31/1996	12/31/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES	IM 953371	$0	12/31/1995	12/31/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES	IM 953371	$0	12/31/1995	04/02/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	IM 954067	$0	12/31/1993	12/31/1995	Replaced
91	BIPD	TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	407698546	$0	04/01/1993	01/15/1998	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 3790634	$1,000,000	01/31/2006	02/07/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 3790634	$1,000,000	01/31/2006	01/31/2014	Replaced
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP 3790634	$0	01/31/2006	02/07/2014	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC265647	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/14/1993	-	-
MC265647	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/14/1993	-	-
MC265647	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/17/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/15/1994
MC265647	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/13/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/2014
MC265647	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/13/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/2014

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 8.3333% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 25% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

GARY MERLINO CONSTRUCTION CO INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (23)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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