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Company CheckMERKOW WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. · DOT 2646062

DBA: M.W.D. INC.

21310 NORDHOFF ST, CHATSWORTH, CA, 91311

DOT# 2646062 Chatsworth, California

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

2 events tracked · latest May 16, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

May 16, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Mar 4, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

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

Contact Details

Phone(818) 280-3388

Email-

Physical Address21310 NORDHOFF ST, CHATSWORTH, CA, 91311

Mailing AddressP O BOX 3307, CHATSWORTH, CA, 91313

Other Companies at This Address

Address21310 NORDHOFF ST, CHATSWORTH, CA 91311

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
ANGEL A MORALES	2806200	(818) 700-2753	Active
BUDGET BINS LLC	2620605	(818) 355-9597	Active
CRAIG ELIOT BRADLEY	3086661	(818) 998-1700	Active
MERKOW WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. this company	2646062	(818) 280-3388	Active
THE GREEN DUMPSTER LLC	2715881	(818) 404-5865	Active
WILLIAM A GARMAN	2651974	(818) 700-8987	Active
BRADLEY RENTAL SERVICES LLC	3530390	(818) 300-1238	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

CommonN/A

ContractN/A

BrokerN/A

Company Overview

MERKOW WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. is a FMCSA-validated motor carrier based in Chatsworth, California. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 8 drivers. With zero crashes across 6 inspections, MERKOW WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. maintains an excellent safety record. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, MERKOW WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. has a Trust Score of 80/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers8

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2 · 0 OOS —

2024

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 1 OOS ▲

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 May 2026 — 2 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (50% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

8 roadside violations across 2 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

Vehicle Maintenance 7 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 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 (5)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/16/2026 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	3	0	0	0	3	0	-
Violations (3) 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 396.5B-HWSL — CFR 396.5B-HWSL Non-OOS 392.2-SLLSR — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
03/04/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO CVEF	5	1	0	0	5	1	-
Violations (5) 393.9A-LCL — CFR 393.9A-LCL Non-OOS 393.9A-LSML — CFR 393.9A-LSML Non-OOS 393.9A-LIL — CFR 393.9A-LIL Non-OOS 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 396.3A1-BOS — CFR 396.3A1-BOS OOS
06/21/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DESOTO UNDER SR-118	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/18/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO CVEF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/19/2023 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	CONEJO IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.11 — No or defective lighting devices Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance)

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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80/100

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 80

−10

Starts at 100−20 totalFinal 80

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

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 N/A

Not required for private carriers — a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

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).

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands — risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% 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) knockout	−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.

MERKOW WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (5)

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