MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

Joins 276 inspections on file, 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (Highlander Specialty Insurance Company) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 9, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

Policy effective · Aug 23, 2026

Review these

Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 30.6% vs 23.4% national (+7.2 pts).

On file

2 active operating authorities
Active insurance on file Highlander Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file dotprocessagents.com llc Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MERDZIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2822101)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 30.6% vs 23.4% national (+7.2 pts).

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Highlander Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — dotprocessagents.com llc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2822101/
As of: Oct 9, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2822101 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DAMIR MERDZIC General Freight Based in BOWLING GREEN, KY

FMCSA census as of Oct 9, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →

Operating authority

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active

common 1 active

Insurance

Highlander Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X

4 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

dotprocessagents.com llc

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2822101

In FMCSA records since Oct 30, 2015 (~10y)

MC / docket MC941217

Company officer DAMIR MERDZIC

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 46 units

Drivers 47

Annual mileage 4,400,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (270) 666-0602

Email: [email protected]

Physical

310 EAST MAIN AVE UNIT 209

BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2822101

In FMCSA records since Oct 30, 2015 (~10y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 4,400,000 mi

Active liability insurance

Highlander Specialty Insurance Company

BMC-91X · CM952DT00004600

Effective Aug 23, 2026

Highlander Specialty Insurance Company

BMC-91X · CM92PL00024900

Effective Aug 23, 2026

CANAL INSURANCE CO.

BMC-91X · $750,000 · CT373356001

Effective Feb 19, 2026

Canal Insurance Company

BMC-91X · CT373356001

Effective Feb 19, 2026

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2016-01-04 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Policy effective Aug 23, 2026
Process Agent
dotprocessagents.com llc
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC941217
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	26	20	0
Trailers	54	9	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

276

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

30.6%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

2 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 30.6% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Authority revoked

1 revocation on record.

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	2	—	0.09	0	—	Oct 5, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 5, 2026
Hours of Service	19	—	0.65	1	—	Oct 5, 2026
Unsafe Driving	28	—	5.01	5	—	Oct 5, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	54	—	6.13	6	—	Oct 5, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (276 rows) View all 276 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89178065	Oct 3, 2026	MO	1	FORISTELL MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A7940 · 3ALXFB002DDFD1905	7	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 393.45A-BHTIJ, 396.3A1-ALATR	Yes
89169499	Oct 1, 2026	TN	3	MOHAWK TN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A90978 · 3ALXFB000HDHK1714	0	—	No
89143315	Sep 30, 2026	OK	3	LOVE PORT OF ENTRY	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A74813 · 3AKJHHDR3SSVM5113	0	—	No
89141385	Sep 30, 2026	NM	2	NM	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 007568A · 3AKJHHDR6SSWA8961	0	—	No
89124638	Sep 29, 2026	NC	2	HICKORY NC	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 007519A · 3AKJHHDR8SSWA8962	2	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 395.32B-ELDDFR	Yes
89125903	Sep 28, 2026	NE	3	WAVERLY NE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 005626A · 3AKJHHDR9SSWC0859	1	392.2-SLLEWA1	No
89013299	Sep 15, 2026	TX	2	TX	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A81222 · 3ALXFB006LDLH5024	0	—	No
88995534	Sep 14, 2026	MO	2	WILLOW SPRINGS MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR MO A90978 · 3ALXFB000HDHK1714	0	—	No
88966487	Sep 10, 2026	TN	1	MOHAWK TN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 008222A · 1FUJHHDR6SLWF0106	4	393.75A3-TAOLTIS, 393.45B2-BHTD	Yes
88888928	Sep 2, 2026	MO	2	FORISTELL MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 07333A · 3AKJHHDR7SSWC0861	1	393.75A1-TEPBM	No
88797519	Aug 25, 2026	MO	1	STEELE MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A79708 · 3ALXFB000GDGX5977	3	393.9A-LCL, 393.47E, 393.53B-B	No
88798722	Aug 24, 2026	FL	2	HIGH SPRINGS FL	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 008093A · 3AKJHHDR2SSVM5118	2	392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLMF	No
88772440	Aug 21, 2026	FL	1	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 007333A · 3AKJHHDR7SSWC0861	0	—	No
88753583	Aug 20, 2026	IN	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 008208A · 1FUJHHDR2SLWF0104	1	392.2-SLLS3	No
88673604	Aug 11, 2026	MO	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 005626A · 3AKJHHDR9SSWC0859	1	392.2-SLLEWA1	No
88669507	Aug 9, 2026	IL	3	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR KY 014767A · 4V4NC9EH7FN180612	0	—	No
88649761	Aug 8, 2026	IN	3	—	—	1	392.2-SLLS3	No
88613765	Aug 5, 2026	CT	3	WALLINGFORD	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A84517 · 3ALXFB006GDHK1568	1	392.16-D	No
88547463	Jul 28, 2026	AR	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 007568A · 3AKJHHDR6SSWA8961	0	—	No
88303602	Jul 1, 2026	IN	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A62522 · 3ALXFB002HDHS4274	3	393.9A-LHWS, 393.9A-LFTSI, 393.95A1	No
88291377	Jun 30, 2026	MD	2	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR FL DF55KF · 4V4NC9EH0FN918931	1	392.2-SLLTCD	No
88260620	Jun 25, 2026	TN	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 007519A · 3AKJHHDR8SSWA8962	0	—	No
88180177	Jun 16, 2026	FL	3	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY A90978 · 3ALXFB000HDHK1714	0	—	No
88131545	Jun 11, 2026	IL	1	—	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR GA C941EV · 3HSDZAPR5KN102168	3	393.53C, 393.47E, 396.3A1-LC	No
88031639	Jun 2, 2026	TX	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR KY 005664A · 3AKJHHDR3SSVY9807	0	—	No

Recent Crashes View all 28 →

No crashes on file for this carrier.

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC941217

Active

Granted Jan 4, 2016

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MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Jan 4, 2016	MC941217-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →
Nov 13, 2015	MC941217	Name Change	Reinstatement	Metadata only

Insurance Coverage Timeline (23 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
Highlander Specialty Insurance Company	CM952DT00004600	BMC-91X	—	Aug 23, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
Highlander Specialty Insurance Company	CM92PL00024900	BMC-91X	—	Aug 23, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT373356001	91X	$750,000	Feb 19, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
Canal Insurance Company	CT373356001	BMC-91X	—	Feb 19, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Nov 7, 2025	Feb 19, 2026	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 2, 2025	Nov 29, 2025	CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 2, 2025	Nov 7, 2025	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2025	Oct 24, 2025	CANCELLED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2025	Oct 2, 2025	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2024	Feb 19, 2025	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 5, 2023	Feb 19, 2024	REPLACED
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	373356001	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2022	Oct 5, 2023	CANCELLED
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	LNG21ME0219-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2021	Feb 19, 2022	CANCELLED
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0143442001	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2020	Feb 19, 2021	REPLACED
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	H08470741	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2019	Feb 19, 2020	REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE2017 0001-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Jun 15, 2018	Feb 19, 2019	REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE2017 0001-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2018	Jul 6, 2018	CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE2017 0001-00	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2018	Jun 15, 2018	REPLACED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS073349	BIPD/Primary	—	Apr 11, 2017	Feb 19, 2018	CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS073349	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 19, 2017	Apr 11, 2017	REPLACED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS061062-01	BIPD/Primary	—	May 10, 2016	Feb 19, 2017	CANCELLED
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS061062-01	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 20, 2016	May 10, 2016	REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2817243	BIPD/Primary	—	Dec 28, 2015	Feb 20, 2016	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Aug 23, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Aug 23, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — Canal Insurance Company
Aug 23, 2026

authority

Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
Jul 24, 2026

authority

Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →
Feb 19, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Nov 29, 2025

insurance

TERM/CANCL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Nov 10, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Nov 7, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Oct 24, 2025

insurance

TERM/CANCL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Oct 3, 2025

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Oct 2, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Feb 19, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Feb 19, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Oct 5, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
Feb 22, 2022

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 19, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
Feb 19, 2021

insurance

TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 19, 2020

insurance

TERM/REPL — ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 19, 2019

insurance

TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Jul 6, 2018

insurance

TERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Jun 18, 2018

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Jun 15, 2018

insurance

TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Feb 20, 2018

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 19, 2018

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
Apr 11, 2017

insurance

TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
Feb 21, 2017

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 19, 2017

insurance

CANCEL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
May 10, 2016

insurance

TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
Feb 20, 2016

insurance

TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Jan 4, 2016

authority

Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Details →

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Field change history

Field change history
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