MERLE SNYDER

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · Jul 1, 2020
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MERLE SNYDER (USDOT 3155253)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3155253/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
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USDOT 3155253 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: MERLE SNYDER Building Materials Machinery / Large Objects Based in REINHOLDS, PA

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235556 same-size ACTIVE peers.

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: Clear to review.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3155253
In FMCSA records since Jun 29, 2018 (~8y)
MC / docket MC107326
Company officer MERLE SNYDER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Building Materials, Machinery / Large Objects
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 70,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2191 BOWMANSVILLE RD
REINHOLDS, PA 17569
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3155253
In FMCSA records since Jun 29, 2018 (~8y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 70,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 2 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 7 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
7
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

MERLE SNYDER had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in PA (3) and NJ (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 2 times, 2 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Dodge, Ram, and Bwis are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 235,556 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,556 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,556 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-02 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Pennsylvania (PA) 3 0 0.0% Aug 25, 2026
New Jersey (NJ) 1 0 0.0% Dec 7, 2024
New York (NY) 1 0 0.0% Oct 23, 2024
Virginia (VA) 1 0 0.0% Apr 4, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ram 4
Dodge 2
Bwis 1
Bwise 1
Bwise Trai 1
Pj 1
Unknown 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.16 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (7 rows) View all 7 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88792283 Aug 25, 2026 PA 1 WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP PA
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSR No
86363443 Nov 18, 2025 PA 1 PA
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSR No
84988273 Jun 17, 2025 PA 3
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84369725 Apr 4, 2025 VA 3 DUMFRIES VA
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
83342136 Dec 7, 2024 NJ 1 nj-greenwich-scale-/-area
RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83020671 Oct 23, 2024 NY 2 BATH NY
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
1 395.8A No
80847000 Feb 10, 2024 NJ 1 GREENWICH SCALE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.9(a), 392.2 Yes
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 8, 2018 MC107326-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (2 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE Q07 0132899 91X $750,000 Jul 1, 2020 On file ACTIVE
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE Q07 0132899 BIPD/Primary Jul 1, 2018 Jul 1, 2020 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE
  2. Aug 8, 2018
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GREENWICH SCALE NJ 1 1
BATH NY NY 1 0
PA PA 1 0
WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP PA PA 1 0
DUMFRIES VA VA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
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