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JOSEPH A MERRITT

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Company CheckJOSEPH A MERRITT · DOT 951552

DBA: MERRITT TRUCKING

103 HILLSIDE LANE, FITZGERALD, GA, 31750

DOT# 951552 MC# 409205 Fitzgerald, Georgia 23 years

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2

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameJOSEPH A MERRITT

DBA NameMERRITT TRUCKING

DOT Number951552

MC Number409205

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationFitzgerald, Georgia

Added05/02/2001

MCS-15002/24/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address103 HILLSIDE LANE, FITZGERALD, GA, 31750

Mailing Address103 HILLSIDE LANE, FITZGERALD, GA, 31750

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC409205

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating23 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 Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/17/2025

CompanyPROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI

Policy #CA998526997

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers1

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15002/2025

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	47 656372 00	$750,000	07/06/2011	06/14/2018	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C317118	$0	06/21/2005	06/04/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C306782	$0	06/21/2004	06/21/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	47 656372 00	$750,000	06/14/2018	06/08/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	47-656372-02	$750,000	06/07/2021	07/09/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	47-656372-02	$750,000	06/07/2021	06/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	47-656372-02	$750,000	06/07/2021	06/07/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 6463262	$1,000,000	06/04/2008	06/04/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 6463262	$1,000,000	06/04/2008	07/25/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	CA 6463262	$1,000,000	06/04/2008	07/06/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6004541-1	$750,000	06/04/2006	06/04/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6004541-1	$0	06/04/2006	06/02/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6004541-1	$0	06/04/2006	07/10/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	463482	$750,000	06/04/2005	06/04/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	447408	$1,000,000	06/04/2004	06/04/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0717178	$0	06/04/2003	06/04/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0717178	$1,000,000	06/04/2003	06/04/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	086018 48656372	$0	06/02/2008	10/10/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC409205	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/25/2005	REVOKED	06/14/2021
MC409205	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/29/2004	REVOKED	06/27/2005
MC409205	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/28/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/18/2011
MC409205	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/25/2003	REVOKED	06/14/2004
MC409205	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	06/24/2021	-	-
MC409205	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2008
MC409205	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/12/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/20/2025
MC409205	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/09/2005
MC409205	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/08/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/02/2006

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98/100

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 98

98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-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.

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