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MERCHANT EXCAVATING, INC

DOT# 1540424 MC# 729124CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

100 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 100
Insurance · 25% 100
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (989) 875-3691

Fax: (989) 875-7772

Email: ap@merchantexcavating.com

Company Officers

EDWARD TAYLOR

Business Info

D&B #: 0

Fleet

12

Power Units

15

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors3
Term Tractors9
Term Trailers14

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Aug 9, 2006

Common authority: Nov 18, 2010

Authority History (3)

Authority TypeActionDate
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 11, 2014 → Mar 5, 2014
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDJan 29, 2014
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDNov 18, 2010 → Jan 8, 2014

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsLogs/Poles/LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery/Large ObjectsBeveragesPaper ProductsAgricultural/Farm Supplies

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Apr 15, 2026

Mileage: 620,398 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

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Recent Changes

Identitycompany officer 1: EDWARD TAYLOR → EDWARD TAYLORSep 5, 2026
Fleettotal drivers: 15 → 0Aug 24, 2026
Fleettotal drivers: 15 → 0Aug 18, 2026
Identitycompany officer 1: → EDWARD TAYLORJul 20, 2026
Contacttelephone: → 9898753691Jun 22, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver8 inspections
0.0%
6.2%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle4 inspections
25.0%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall8 inspections
12.5%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

0

Towaway

0

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving6
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance1

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 10 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published. Based on fewer than 11 inspections — treat these measures as a weak signal.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

10

Total

0

Driver OOS

1

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving2.253 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.000 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance2.221 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.1000093119$750,000Nov 18, 202091X
CARGO Active MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COC0507327Not publishedMar 10, 201434

Insurance History (6)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XMICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Mar 10, 2014Nov 18, 2020
BIPD · F91XBITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONCancelledCANCEL$750,000Jan 1, 2014Mar 10, 2014
BIPD · F91XBITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONCancelledCANCEL$750,000Mar 10, 2012Jan 2, 2014
CARGO · F34AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Nov 4, 2010Mar 10, 2014
BIPD · F91XAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 28, 2010Oct 28, 2010
BIPD · F91XAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Oct 28, 2010Mar 10, 2012

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