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USDOT 48104MC162035

Merchants Transport Of Hickory Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

43 years (granted 1982)

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Liability filing

$3M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

1,099 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Merchants Transport Of Hickory Llc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

5005 Alex Lee Blvd, Hickory, NC 28601

Phone

(828) 725-4259

Power units

274

Drivers

347

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC162035

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Reinstated — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 07/01/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 08/05/2013

Insurance filings

84 — Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
91X — Safety National Casualty Corporation · coverage $3M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.1%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 1,099 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

3.7%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 1,099 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

pete.dhuse@mdi.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

18

Reportable crashes

17

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: GA 05/2026 · NC 05/2026 · GA 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 2612025: 3822024: 3332023: 123
Level III — Driver-only: 563Level I — Full: 379Level II — Walk-around: 157
DateStateLevel
Sep 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 31, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 24, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 15, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 2, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 27, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 25, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 18, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 3, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 21, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 21, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 21, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 20, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 20, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 19, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 1,099 inspections on file.

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