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MERRILL SERVICE CO INC

USDOT 422242 Active CORPORATION Based in NEWBURYPORT, MA

MERRILL SERVICE CO INC is a corporation based in NEWBURYPORT, MA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 422242. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 17 power units and 17 drivers, with 30 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 10.0%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier Overview

MERRILL SERVICE CO INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 17 power units and 17 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Newburyport, MA. Across 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet recorded a 5.3% out-of-service rate, with 1 reportable crash. BIPD/Primary insurance is on file with THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Power Units
17
Drivers
17
Inspections
30
last 24 months included
OOS Rate (peak)
10.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
11 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active

Active filings

Insurance
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Nov 1, 2020
Process Agent
ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC MC540535
ACTIVE

Safety Snapshot

Inspection Profile

19 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, up 73% versus the prior 24 months, concentrated in NY (5) and MA (5), with Level 3 inspections the most common.

Violation Profile

5.3% out-of-service rate; led by Unsafe Driving (47.1% of violations); top code 395.8A (Failing to keep RODS) cited 2 times.

Fleet Profile

The fleet comprises 17 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 17 drivers; Peterbilt, East, and Fontaine are the most-inspected makes.

Compliance

Operating Authority
Common 1 active
Full authority records below ↓
Active Insurance
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
1 active policy
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 10.0% vs 23.4% -13.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
BOC-3 Process Agent
ALLAMERICAN AGENTS OF PROCESS
Serves 107,529 carriers
Location & Contact
8 NEW PASTURE RD
NEWBURYPORT, MA 01950
Phone: 9782652154
Email: [email protected]
Registration
USDOT 422242
Entity CORPORATION
Operation A
MCS-150 mileage 963,000 mi

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 10.0% is slightly above typical carriers of this size.

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

Compared against 60,523 ACTIVE carriers operating 9–26 power units (±50% of this carrier's 17 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 60,523 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
10%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
20%
Median across 60,523 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -10 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-05 2026-02

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Unsafe Driving
8 violations
Vehicle Maintenance
5 violations
2 OOS · 40.0%
Hours of Service
3 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Massachusetts (MA) 5 0 0.0% Jan 15, 2026
New York (NY) 5 1 20.0% Jan 12, 2026
Connecticut (CT) 2 0 0.0% Feb 2, 2026
Vermont (VT) 1 0 0.0% Aug 6, 2024
Maine (ME) 1 0 0.0% Nov 20, 2024
Georgia (GA) 1 0 0.0% Apr 26, 2025
New Hampshire (NH) 1 0 0.0% Jun 11, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 26
East 5
Fontaine 4
Talb 2
Eadu 1
Ford 1
Freightliner 1
Heil 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

SMS data not available

FMCSA's Safety Measurement System has not published per-BASIC scores for this carrier yet. This typically means the carrier doesn't meet minimum exposure thresholds (inspections/power units), or their SMS snapshot hasn't been ingested.

Recent Inspections (30 rows) View all 30 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
86933051 Feb 2, 2026 CT 2 DANBURY
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 92526 · 1XPXD49X7RD689937
1 392.2-SLLEWG2 No
86815961 Jan 15, 2026 MA 3 H-READING
PTRB STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 86636 · 1NPCX4EX6TD775852
0 — No
86827911 Jan 12, 2026 NY 2 VERONA NY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH43P · 1XPXD49X6RD685491
0 — No
86567688 Dec 12, 2025 MA 3 H-LUDLOW
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 19184 · 1XPXD49X9RD689938
2 392.2-SLLEWG3, 392.2-SLLEQP No
86474966 Dec 3, 2025 NY 2 SARATOGA SPRINGS NY
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 92526 · 1XPXD49X7RD689937
0 — No
86129042 Oct 23, 2025 MA 3 H-CHARLTON
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 85792 · 1XPXD49X1PD799010
1 392.2-SLLLR No
85487181 Aug 7, 2025 NY 3 BREWSTER NY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 80814 · 1XPXD49X8RD685492
0 — No
84933720 Jun 11, 2025 NH 3 NH
TRUCK TRACTOR
NH 19185 · 1XPXD49X7MD740958
2 392.2-SLLML, 395.22H2-ELDNISDT No
84570422 Apr 26, 2025 GA 3 TEMPLE GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 19184 · 1XPXD49X9RD689938
0 — No
83891412 Feb 17, 2025 MA 3 H-LANCASTER
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 8052A · 1XPXD49X6PD872128
0 — No
83653363 Jan 18, 2025 CT 3 WILLINGTON
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH43P · 1XPXD49X6RD685491
2 392.2-SLL No
83303702 Nov 27, 2024 NY 1 UNADILLA NY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH79N · 1NPXGGGG20D354299
6 393.45B2-B-VAC, 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.8A Yes
83225478 Nov 20, 2024 ME 3 me-sidney---scales
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 80814 · 1XPXD49X8RD685492
0 — No
82335210 Aug 6, 2024 VT 2 FAIR HAVEN SCALE HOUSE
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH79N · 1NPXGGGG20D354299
1 392.2 No
81874037 Jun 13, 2024 MA 3 H-LUDLOW
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH79N · 1NPXGGGG20D354299
0 — No
81768063 May 31, 2024 NY 2 ny-wallkill-(wb)
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 80814 · 1XPXD49X8RD685492
1 393.11 No
81588315 May 10, 2024 ME 1 me-sidney---scales
ITNL STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA 92516 · 1HTGLAHT02H553457
1 393.78 No
81575831 May 9, 2024 NH 3 BOW
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH43P · 1XPXD49X6RD685491
0 — No
81542227 May 7, 2024 ME 1 me-kittery---scales
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 88589 · 1XPXD49X7LD648599
0 — No
81344927 Apr 13, 2024 CT 2 UNION SCALE
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 85792 · 1XPXD49X1PD799010
1 392.2 No
81370824 Apr 11, 2024 NY 2 SLATE HILL NY
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH79N · 1NPXGGGG20D354299
3 392.2 No
80612259 Jan 15, 2024 MA 3 H-HARVARD
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
MA L35391 · 1FDWF37R39EA77679
2 391.11(b)(5), 392.2 Yes
80587342 Jan 10, 2024 MA 2 H-BLANDFORD
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 1AH81N · 1NPXGGGG70D354301
1 392.2 No
80534389 Dec 23, 2023 RI 3 ri-rt-295n-@-exit-12-(rt-44)
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 8052A · 1XPXD49X6PD872128
0 — No
80716654 Dec 14, 2023 VT 2 GUILFORD TRUCK CHECK AREA
PTRB TRUCK TRACTOR
MA 80814 · 1XPXD49X8RD685492
0 — No
Recent Crashes (11 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MEI00S063935 Dec 1, 2025 ME 0 1 Yes Yes Injury
MATBC0032769 Apr 9, 2024 MA 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
NJ0022909272 Sep 15, 2022 NJ 0 1 No Yes Injury
MA1003991884 Jul 16, 2021 MA 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
NH2002000106 Nov 12, 2019 NH 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
MA1003713541 Aug 7, 2019 MA 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
MA1003638984 Feb 26, 2019 MA 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
NH0000119115 Jan 20, 2015 NH 0 1 Yes Yes Injury
NJ0014521020 Nov 19, 2014 NJ 0 1 Yes Yes Injury
NH0000395214 Feb 19, 2014 NH 0 1 Yes Yes Injury
MA1001762800 Feb 4, 2011 MA 0 0 Yes Yes Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
COMMON
MC540535
Active
—
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MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

Operating-authority certificates and decision notices filed with FMCSA. Each PDF is the original 2-page daily record. Click a row to view or download.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 30, 2005 MC540535-C CPL REVOCATION View PDF →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Effective Cancel Status
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BJGGWN 91X Nov 1, 2020 On file ACTIVE
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BHLHLM BIPD/Primary Nov 1, 2017 Nov 1, 2020 REPLACED
THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY BDBVHS BIPD/Primary Oct 17, 2017 Nov 1, 2017 REPLACED
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY TR-2945C849 BIPD/Primary Sep 18, 2009 Oct 17, 2017 REPLACED
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY TR-2945C849 BIPD/Primary Jun 18, 2009 Sep 18, 2009 CANCELLED
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY TR-2945C849 BIPD/Primary May 18, 2008 Jun 18, 2009 CANCELLED
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY TR-2945C849 BIPD/Primary Nov 18, 2007 May 18, 2008 CANCELLED
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY 790000879 CARGO Nov 22, 2006 Nov 19, 2011 CANCELLED
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY A4-TR-2945C849-IND-06 BIPD/Primary Jan 8, 2006 Nov 18, 2007 CANCELLED
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY B01 QBR849060 CARGO Nov 22, 2005 Nov 22, 2006 REPLACED
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY B01CBXE47279 BIPD/Primary Nov 8, 2005 Jan 8, 2006 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 1, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Nov 1, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Oct 17, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  4. Nov 19, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Sep 18, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  6. Sep 16, 2009
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Jun 19, 2009
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Jun 18, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  9. May 18, 2008
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  10. May 14, 2008
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Nov 18, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
  12. Nov 13, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Nov 22, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Jan 8, 2006
    insurance
    CANCEL — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Dec 28, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Nov 30, 2005
    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
H-LUDLOW MA 2 0
H-WESTFIELD MA 2 0
DANBURY CT 1 0
UNION SCALE CT 1 0
WILLINGTON CT 1 0
TEMPLE GA GA 1 0
H-BLANDFORD MA 1 0
H-CHARLTON MA 1 0
H-HARVARD MA 1 1
H-LANCASTER MA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued Unsafe Driving 7 0
391.11(b)(5) Not physically qualified Driver Fitness 1 1
393.11 Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.78 Windshield condition defective Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
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How to verify MERRILL SERVICE CO INC

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  3. Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
  4. Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
  5. Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.

Frequently asked questions about MERRILL SERVICE CO INC

Is MERRILL SERVICE CO INC an active motor carrier? ▾
Yes. MERRILL SERVICE CO INC is registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 422242 and is currently shown as Active in the agency's Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). Active status means the carrier may legally operate, contingent on continuous insurance and authority filings.
What is MERRILL SERVICE CO INC's safety rating? ▾
MERRILL SERVICE CO INC is unrated. FMCSA assigns formal safety ratings only after a compliance review, and the agency has not yet completed one for this carrier. Being unrated is not by itself a red flag — most active carriers in the database are unrated. Review the inspection and BASIC data below to assess on-road performance.
How many inspections has MERRILL SERVICE CO INC had? ▾
30 roadside inspections are on file for MERRILL SERVICE CO INC in FMCSA's MCMIS database. Each inspection is summarized in the Inspection History section below — sortable by date, state, level, and out-of-service result. Newer inspections are pulled from the FMCSA SMS data feed daily.
What is MERRILL SERVICE CO INC's out-of-service rate? ▾
MERRILL SERVICE CO INC's peak out-of-service rate is 10.0% (whichever is higher of driver-OOS or vehicle-OOS, computed from FMCSA roadside inspection data). The national averages are roughly 6.7% for drivers and 23.4% for vehicles — see the peer-context card on this page for a side-by-side comparison.
Where is MERRILL SERVICE CO INC based? ▾
MERRILL SERVICE CO INC reports its physical address to the FMCSA as 8 NEW PASTURE RD, NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts 01950. Carriers must file a Form MCS-150 every two years to keep their address current; an outdated address is a common compliance flag.
Does MERRILL SERVICE CO INC have valid operating authority? ▾
Yes. MERRILL SERVICE CO INC holds 1 active FMCSA operating authority (MC540535). Each docket appears in the Authority Records section below with its full event history. Active authority means the carrier may legally operate as a for-hire carrier, contingent on current insurance and BOC-3 process-agent filings.
How many trucks and drivers does MERRILL SERVICE CO INC operate? ▾
MERRILL SERVICE CO INC self-reports 17 power units and 17 drivers on its most recent FMCSA Form MCS-150 filing. Power-unit and driver counts come from the carrier directly and are required to be updated every two years; very large fluctuations between filings can indicate fleet changes worth investigating.
Has MERRILL SERVICE CO INC had any crashes? ▾
11 FMCSA-reportable crashes are on file for MERRILL SERVICE CO INC in MCMIS. A reportable crash is one resulting in a fatality, an injury requiring transport for medical attention, or a vehicle disabled and towed from the scene. The full crash log is on the Crashes subpage with date, state, and outcome details.

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