Home Search Data Changelog Status Docs Sign Up

MERRELL BROS., INC.

DOT# 590972 MC# 285227CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

88 / 100
B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 75
Insurance · 25% 85
Driver OOS rate is 2.1× the national average No active cargo insurance on file
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

8811 W CR 500 N

KOKOMO, IN 46901

View on Google Maps ↗

Mailing

8811 W 500 N

KOKOMO, IN 46901

Contact

Phone: (574) 699-7782

Fax: (574) 699-7478

Email: chloe.tobias@merrellbros.com

Company Officers

KARSON MERRELL

DUSTIN SMITH

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

Fleet

219

Power Units

128

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks94
Owned Tractors125

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Feb 16, 1995

Common authority: Jun 14, 1995

Contract authority: Apr 6, 1995

Authority History (9)

Authority TypeActionDate
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDSep 18, 2007
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJun 18, 2007 → Jul 16, 2007
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 22, 2005 → Dec 21, 2005
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 22, 2005 → Dec 21, 2005
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 10, 2004 → Jun 7, 2004
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJan 26, 1998 → Feb 19, 1998
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJan 26, 1998 → Feb 19, 1998
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDJun 14, 1995 → Aug 20, 2007
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDApr 6, 1995

Cargo Types

General FreightGrain/Feed/HayGarbage/RefuseAgricultural/Farm Supplies

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Jan 28, 2026

Mileage: 3,636,747 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

CompanyDOT#MC#LocationStatusLinked By
AT THE RIGHT TIME LLC42595341652406MONTGOMERY, AL ACTIVE
Officer
BECTIN LOGISTICS INC43306351690820LOUISVILLE, KY INACTIVE
Officer
CARROLL TRUCKING & TRANSPORT LLC2889903970798TIFTON, GA INACTIVE
Officer
D SMITH & SONS TRUCKING LLC45501651806956STRONGHURST, IL ACTIVE
Officer
DUSTIN SMITH MANUFACTURING LLC34693881633840ROSE CREEK, MN ACTIVE
Officer
RDK TRANSPORT LLC36129071231252ALMA, AR INACTIVE
Officer

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 3 → 0Aug 1, 2026
Safetydriver oos rate: 0 → 10Jul 28, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 2 → 3Jun 26, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver8 inspections
12.5%
6.1%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle3 inspections
33.3%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall8 inspections
25.0%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

2

Injury

3.0

per 1M miles

3

Towaway

3

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving6
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service1
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance4

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 18 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)

18

Total

1

Driver OOS

1

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.335 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.431 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance3.373 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$2,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYZACAT1849103$2,000,000Jul 1, 2025—91X

Insurance History (25)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XARCH INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 2025
BIPD · F91XARCH INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2024
BIPD · F91XARCH INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Aug 15, 2022Jul 1, 2023
BIPD · F91XARCH INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Aug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
BIPD · F91XGREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Aug 15, 2019Sep 8, 2022
BIPD · F91XGREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2022
CARGO · F34ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 1, 2010Dec 1, 2011
CARGO · F34GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSINReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Dec 19, 2007Dec 1, 2010
CARGO · F34ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Dec 1, 2007Dec 19, 2007
CARGO · F34ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jul 12, 2007Jul 12, 2007
CARGO · F34ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jul 12, 2007Jul 12, 2007
CARGO · F34ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Jul 12, 2007Sep 21, 2007
CARGO · F34ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Jul 12, 2007Aug 12, 2007
CARGO · F34ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jul 12, 2007Dec 1, 2007
CARGO · F34ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jul 12, 2007Jul 12, 2007
BIPD · F91XZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Dec 19, 2005Aug 15, 2019
CARGO · F34HANOVER INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 19, 2003Jul 14, 2007
BIPD · F91XHANOVER INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Dec 19, 2003Dec 19, 2003
BIPD · F91XHANOVER INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Dec 19, 2003Dec 19, 2005
BIPD · F91XCITIZENS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICAReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Dec 19, 1999Dec 19, 2003
BIPD · F91XCONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Dec 19, 1995Dec 19, 1999
CARGO · F34TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Feb 21, 1995Jun 6, 2004
CARGO · F34TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.Name ChangedNAMECHG$1,000,000Feb 21, 1995Dec 28, 1997
CARGO · F34TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Feb 21, 1995Dec 19, 2003
BIPD · F91XCONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Name ChangedNAMECHG$1,000,000Dec 19, 1994Dec 28, 1997

Get this data via API

API Reference 
curl https://api.dotlookup.dev/v1/carriers/590972