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MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY, LLC

DOT# 48104 MC# 162035 Broker
ACTIVE

Trust Score

93 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 90
Insurance · 25% 85
No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

5005 ALEX LEE BLVD

HICKORY, NC 28601

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Mailing

PO BOX 2148

HICKORY, NC 28603

Contact

Phone: (828) 725-4259

Fax: (828) 725-4201

Email: pete.dhuse@mdi.com

Company Officers

PETE DHUSE

JOHN ORGAIN

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

Fleet

274

Power Units

347

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks15
Owned Tractors259

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 1, 1974

Common authority: Dec 27, 1982

Broker authority: ACTIVE

Authority History (6)

Authority TypeActionDate
PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATEDOct 30, 2013
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJul 1, 2013 → Jul 10, 2013
PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED → REVOKEDMay 17, 2007 → Aug 5, 2013
PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATEDMay 17, 2007 → Oct 29, 2013
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 8, 2005 → Dec 6, 2005
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDDec 27, 1982

Cargo Types

General FreightFresh ProduceMeatDry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Apr 3, 2026

Mileage: 25,861,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 19 → 20Jun 5, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 18 → 19Jun 1, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 17 → 18May 17, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 16 → 17May 16, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 17 → 16May 8, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver737 inspections
0.1%
6.0%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle345 inspections
5.5%
22.6%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall737 inspections
2.7%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

5

Injury

20.0

per 1M miles

19

Towaway

20

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving0
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service0
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance0

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 725 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.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

725

Total

1

Driver OOS

25

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.8631 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.0618 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance0.7939 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$3,000,000

BIPD Coverage

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
SURETY Active LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.018009219Oct 1, 201384
BIPD Active SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATIONCAS4045852$3,000,000Jun 29, 201391X

Insurance History (16)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
SURETY · F84LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Aug 7, 2013Oct 1, 2013
BIPD · F91XSAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATIONName ChangedTERM/CANCL$750,000Apr 1, 2012Aug 5, 2013
BIPD · F91XSAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATIONReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2012Jun 29, 2013
BIPD · F91XTHE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2011Apr 1, 2012
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2010Apr 1, 2011
BIPD · F91XDISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2009Apr 1, 2010
CARGO · F34NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYName ChangedNAMECHG$750,000Apr 1, 2008Aug 5, 2013
SURETY · F84LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Name ChangedNAMECHG$750,000Dec 12, 2006Aug 5, 2013
SURETY · F84FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDCancelledCANCEL$750,000Dec 12, 2005Dec 12, 2006
BIPD · F91XZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005
BIPD · F91XZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2005Apr 1, 2009
BIPD · F91XZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2005Apr 1, 2005
BIPD · F91XCONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2003Apr 1, 2005
CARGO · F34FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 2002Apr 1, 2008
BIPD · F91XAMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 1, 1993Apr 1, 2003
CARGO · F34EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Apr 15, 1986Apr 1, 2002

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