MERRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC

Joins 19 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (Arch Insurance Company) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 25, 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 · Jan 1, 2026

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 11.8% Details →

On file

2 active operating authorities
Active insurance on file Arch Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — MERRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3311749)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 11.8%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Arch Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3311749/
As of: Oct 25, 2026
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USDOT 3311749 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: DARRYL SARTWELL General Freight Cold Food Based in INOLA, OK

FMCSA census as of Oct 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). 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

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 60% vs peer median 11.8% (worse). n=64975 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: Caution.

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Operating authority

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) 1 active

common 1 active

Insurance

Arch Insurance Company · BMC-91X

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 3311749

In FMCSA records since Jul 17, 2019 (~7y)

MC / docket MC1052123

Company officer DARRYL SARTWELL

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight, Cold Food

Fleet size 14 units

Drivers 6

Annual mileage 410,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (918) 355-0616

Email: [email protected]

Physical

501 W MIKE POWERS BLVD

INOLA, OK 74036

Mailing

PO BOX 856

INOLA, OK 74036

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 3311749

In FMCSA records since Jul 17, 2019 (~7y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 410,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 60.0% vs 23.4% +36.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.05 vs 1.80 +0.25

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.7%

Active liability insurance

Arch Insurance Company

BMC-91X · ZACAT9318702

Effective Jan 1, 2026

ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY

BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · ZACAT9318702

Effective Jan 1, 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 2019-10-30 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Insurance
Arch Insurance Company
Policy effective Jan 1, 2026
Process Agent
INTERSTATE AUTHORITY LLC
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1052123
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	0	14	0
Trailers	44	64	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 29 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	19	19	0
OOS inspections	0	8	0
OOS percentage	0%	42.11%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

60.0%

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 60.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 64,975 ACTIVE carriers operating 7–21 power units (±50% of this carrier's 14 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 64,975 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

60%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

11.8%

Median across 64,975 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +48.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (21 months)

2023-11 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
Missouri (MO)	10	6	60.0%	Aug 5, 2026
Tennessee (TN)	2	0	0.0%	Jul 15, 2026
Illinois (IL)	2	0	0.0%	May 2, 2025
South Carolina (SC)	1	0	0.0%	Sep 24, 2025
Arkansas (AR)	1	1	100.0%	Aug 26, 2025
Wisconsin (WI)	1	1	100.0%	May 13, 2025
Colorado (CO)	1	0	0.0%	Nov 22, 2024
Oklahoma (OK)	1	0	0.0%	Oct 24, 2025

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Utility		12
Kenworth		11
Freightliner		10
Wabash National		9
Great Dane		2
Peterbilt		2

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	6	—	1.62	2	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	2.72	3	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	10	—	13.57	14	—	Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (29 rows) View all 29 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88616909	Aug 5, 2026	MO	1	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3NN120 · 1XKYDP9X3HJ144328	6	393.9A-LTSI, 393.207B-AALPME-OOS, 393.9A-LTSIR	Yes
88437097	Jul 15, 2026	TN	3	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3NN120 · 1XKYDP9X3HJ144328	0	—	No
87647440	Apr 22, 2026	MO	2	WILLOW SPRINGS MO	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3MM131 · 1XPBD49X4LD657853	0	—	No
87436809	Mar 27, 2026	MO	2	WILLOW SPRINGS MO	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3NN145 · 1XKYDP9X4NJ130207	1	393.9A-LTSI	Yes
87388288	Mar 23, 2026	TN	3	ARDMORE TN	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3NC115 · 1XKYDP9X1LJ400894	0	—	No
86537697	Dec 10, 2025	MO	3	LA RUSSELL MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JA533 · 3AKJHHDR3KSJW7679	0	—	No
86467759	Dec 2, 2025	MO	2	JOPLIN MO	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3MM131 · 1XPBD49X4LD657853	5	393.9A-LSLIWR, 395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 392.2-SLLEWA2	Yes
86141867	Oct 24, 2025	OK	3	SEQUOYAH POE	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3NC115 · 1XKYDP9X1LJ400894	0	—	No
85864316	Sep 24, 2025	SC	3	CLINTON SC	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3NC115 · 1XKYDP9X1LJ400894	0	—	No
85834756	Sep 19, 2025	MO	2	ST CLAIR MO	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3LL623 · 1XKYDP9X3LJ227640	6	393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.45A-BHTBS, 395.30B1-ELDDFR	Yes
85592298	Aug 26, 2025	AR	1	LOWELL AR	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3VL330 · 3AKJHHDR6KSHU7267	2	393.45D-BAAL, 393.9A-LTSI	Yes
85160136	Jul 8, 2025	MO	1	JOPLIN MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JA533 · 3AKJHHDR3KSJW7679	3	393.48A-BIBD, 393.55E-B, 393.45D-B	No
84693960	May 13, 2025	WI	1	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JN810 · 1XKYD49X3KJ257394	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
84573228	May 2, 2025	IL	3	I-64	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JA533 · 3AKJHHDR3KSJW7679	0	—	No
84347974	Apr 8, 2025	MO	2	ST CLAIR MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3KE289 · 3AKJHHDR6KSHU7267	3	393.75A3-TAOL, 393.48A-BIBD, 393.45B2-B-AIR	Yes
84257405	Mar 26, 2025	IL	3	I64	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3LL623 · 1XKYDP9X3LJ227640	0	—	No
84159899	Mar 17, 2025	MO	1	ST CLAIR MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3KL655 · 3AKJHHDR7KSJX1296	12	396.3A1-BALR, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.45D-B	Yes
83494311	Dec 29, 2024	MO	2	JOPLIN MO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JA533 · 3AKJHHDR3KSJW7679	5	393.11A1-CSLRR, 393.9A-LHLI, 395.3A1-HOSPD	No
83235326	Nov 22, 2024	CO	2	LIMON CO	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3LL623 · 1XKYDP9X3LJ227640	1	395.3A1-HOSPD	No
82999990	Oct 25, 2024	MO	3	MOUNT VERNON MO	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JN810 · 1XKYD49X3KJ257394	0	—	No
82400755	Aug 9, 2024	CO	2	KEENESBURG CO	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3KL532 · 3AKJHHDR1LSKZ6974	1	395.8(e)(1)	No
82108963	Jul 10, 2024	IN	3	BIRDSEYE IN	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JA533 · 3AKJHHDR3KSJW7679	4	395.8(e)(1), 395.22(g), 392.2	No
80982709	Feb 26, 2024	MO	2	JOPLIN MO	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3KE213 · 3HSPAAPR1NN634641	3	392.2, 393.95A4-EENA, 393.55E-B	No
80941758	Feb 24, 2024	OK	3	CIMARRON TURNPIKE	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JA533 · 3AKJHHDR3KSJW7679	1	392.2	No
80730117	Jan 31, 2024	SC	3	I-77 SB YORK COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 3JN810 · 1XKYD49X3KJ257394	3	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
AR2021552279	Aug 30, 2021	AR	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (2 dockets)

Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

MC1052123

Active

Granted Oct 30, 2019

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MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 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.

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.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Oct 30, 2019	MC1052123-C	Original MC Certificate	Revocation	Original MC Certificate →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

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

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
Arch Insurance Company	ZACAT9318702	BMC-91X	—	Jan 1, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9318702	91X	$1,000,000	Jan 1, 2026	On file	ACTIVE
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9318701	BIPD/Primary	—	Jan 1, 2025	Jan 1, 2026	REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	ZACAT9318700	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 1, 2024	Jan 1, 2025	REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT17417A	BIPD/Primary	—	Aug 28, 2024	Sep 1, 2024	REPLACED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GRT17417A	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 1, 2024	Aug 28, 2024	CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA966862931	BIPD/Primary	—	Mar 1, 2023	Mar 1, 2024	REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN321148	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 19, 2022	Mar 1, 2023	CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN321148	BIPD/Primary	—	Feb 1, 2022	Oct 19, 2022	CANCELLED
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP14881F	BIPD/Primary	—	Sep 28, 2020	Feb 1, 2022	CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0006556	BIPD/Primary	—	Oct 1, 2019	Sep 28, 2020	REPLACED

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Jan 1, 2026

insurance

TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
Jan 1, 2025

insurance

TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
Sep 1, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Aug 28, 2024

insurance

CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Mar 1, 2024

insurance

TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Mar 1, 2023

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
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Mar 1, 2023

insurance

CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 19, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
Oct 3, 2022

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Feb 1, 2022

insurance

CANCEL — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Jan 27, 2022

authority

DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
Details →
Sep 28, 2020

insurance

TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
Jan 21, 2020

authority

DISMISSED — PROPERTY BROKER
Details →
Oct 30, 2019

authority

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

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
JOPLIN MO	MO	4	1
ST CLAIR MO	MO	3	3
WILLOW SPRINGS MO	MO	2	1
LOWELL AR	AR	1	1
MILLER COUNTY	AR	1	0
KEENESBURG CO	CO	1	0
LIMON CO	CO	1	0
I-64	IL	1	0
I64	IL	1	0
BIRDSEYE IN	IN	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	7
395.8(e)(1)	Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status	Hours of Service	2
395.22(g)	Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver	Hours of Service	1
395.8(a)	No drivers record of duty status when one is required	Hours of Service	1

Booking & risk tools

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots