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MERIT TRANSPORT INC

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Company CheckMERIT TRANSPORT INC · DOT 614089

1220 PIONEER STREET SUITE A, BREA, CA, 92821

DOT# 614089 MC# 294623 Brea, California 30 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest Jul 30, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Dec 11, 2024
REVOKED PROPERTY BROKER.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1220 PIONEER STREET SUITE A, BREA, CA, 92821

Mailing Address1220 PIONEER STREET SUITE A, BREA, CA, 92821

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 · 06/29/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/30/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeAMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY

Contact☎ (800) 486-6695
🌐 tmhcc.com

Filings on record9

Bond cancelled Dec 5, 2024 by AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY. 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

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYOct 2013 to Dec 2024 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYMar 2011 to Oct 2013 · CANCELLED

OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANYFeb 2007 to Feb 2010 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYOct 2002 to Mar 2005 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-UNKNOWN;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

DocketMC294623

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

Operating30 years

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

Last Review03/13/2001

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/29/2026

Last checked07/30/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet10 units

Operating30 years

MCS-15009/2008

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%

Last FMCSA Review: 03/13/2001

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY	CTP0002747	$1,000,000	11/20/2000	03/11/2001	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	78875	$0	10/21/2002	03/09/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	78875	$0	10/21/2002	02/19/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	GSL 50 00 01	$1,000,000	10/15/1995	02/23/1996	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1001000229	$0	10/01/2013	12/05/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	GJS20004-00	$1,000,000	07/02/2000	08/25/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	GJS200004-00	$1,000,000	07/02/2000	11/20/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	GJS20004-00	$1,000,000	07/02/2000	07/02/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	SK3012466	$1,000,000	07/02/1999	07/02/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT 055 00 945	$1,000,000	07/02/1998	07/02/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT05500945	$1,000,000	07/02/1998	04/16/1999	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	AT 055 00 945	$1,000,000	07/02/1998	08/07/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	T07702168	$1,000,000	07/02/1997	07/02/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	T07700729	$1,000,000	07/02/1996	02/07/1997	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000850893	$0	03/30/2011	10/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST)	CTP0002747	$1,000,000	03/14/2001	04/08/2001	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1000850893	$0	02/19/2010	03/30/2011	Cancelled
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	WLI 1235638	$0	02/19/2007	02/21/2010	Cancelled
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	WLI 1235638	$0	02/19/2007	02/19/2010	Replaced
84	SURETY	OLD REPUBLIC SURETY COMPANY	WLI 1235638	$0	02/19/2005	02/19/2007	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	78875	$0	02/19/1999	09/12/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	T 077 00 729	$1,000,000	02/06/1997	07/03/1997	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC294623	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/09/1995	REVOKED	05/16/1996
MC294623	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/08/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2002
MC294623	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2013
MC294623	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	07/28/2010	REVOKED	12/11/2024
MC294623	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/19/1998	REVOKED	06/25/2001
MC294623	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/1999
MC294623	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	04/09/1999	REVOKED	07/21/2010
MC294623	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/03/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/11/2011
MC294623	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/25/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/18/2010

No revocation records.

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48/100

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 48

−25

−15

−10

Starts at 100−52 totalFinal 48

No insurance or bond on file−25

No active operating authority−15

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

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

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

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-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.

MERIT TRANSPORT INC

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