MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC

USDOT 48104 • 5005 ALEX LEE BLVD, HICKORY, NC, 28601

ACTIVEMotor CarrierProperty Broker

Authority:2 active

Insurance:3 current

BOC-3:On file

Safety Rating:S

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

48,104

Status

ACTIVE

Entity Type

Corporation

Operation

Interstate

Business Type

Motor Carrier, Property Broker

State

North Carolina

Phone

8287254259

[email protected]

Power Units (MCS-150)

308

Drivers (MCS-150)

347

Safety Rating

MCS-150 Mileage

26,696,000

BOC-3 Agent

CT CORPORATION SYSTEM

Physical Address

5005 ALEX LEE BLVD, HICKORY, NC, 28601

Mailing Address

PO BOX 2148, HICKORY, NC, 28603

Contact

Phone: 8287254259

Email: [email protected]

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Property Broker — Active

Common Carrier — Active

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

3 active

Latest: Aug 7, 2013

BOC-3 Filing

On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority Type	Docket #	Status	Original Date	Final Date
Property Broker	MC-162035	ACTIVE	Aug 5, 2013	Oct 29, 2013
Common Carrier	MC-162035	ACTIVE	Unknown	Jul 10, 2013

Active Insurance (3)

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Active Insurance (3)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	SURETY	018009072	ON FILE	Aug 7, 2013	Oct 1, 2013
SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION	BIPD/Primary	CAS4045852	ON FILE	Apr 1, 2012	Jun 29, 2013
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	NC08ILM010916-00	ON FILE	Apr 1, 2008	Aug 5, 2013

Insurance History (13 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (13 canceled/expired)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION	BIPD/Primary	CAS4045852	NAME CHANGED	Apr 1, 2012	Aug 5, 2013
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	BIPD/Primary	HC2ECAP475M5338TCT-11	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2011	Apr 1, 2012
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	D004A00348	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2010	Apr 1, 2011
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	D004A00336	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2009	Apr 1, 2010
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	SURETY	018 009 072	NAME CHANGED	Dec 12, 2006	Aug 5, 2013
FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND	SURETY	LPM7577842	CANCELLED	Dec 12, 2005	Dec 12, 2006
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	BAP3730597	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 1, 2005
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	BAP3730597	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 1, 2009
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	BAP3730597	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 1, 2005
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	BIPD/Primary	2057347893	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2003	Apr 1, 2005
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	MXI97550741	REPLACED	Apr 1, 2002	Apr 1, 2008
AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	F5R 006 110-00	REPLACED	Apr 1, 1993	Apr 1, 2003
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	CARGO	142903085618	REPLACED	Apr 15, 1986	Apr 1, 2002

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
Event	Insurer	Policy #	Type	Event Date	Cancel Date
TERM/REPL	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	018009072	SURETY	Oct 1, 2013	Oct 1, 2013
NAMECHG	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	018 009 072	SURETY	Aug 5, 2013	Aug 5, 2013
TERM/CANCL	SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION	CAS4045852	BIPD/Primary	Aug 5, 2013	Aug 5, 2013
NAMECHG	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	NC08ILM010916-00	CARGO	Aug 5, 2013	Aug 5, 2013
TERM/REPL	SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION	CAS4045852	BIPD/Primary	Jun 29, 2013	Jun 29, 2013
TERM/REPL	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	HC2ECAP475M5338TCT-11	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2012	Apr 1, 2012
TERM/REPL	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D004A00348	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2011	Apr 1, 2011
TERM/REPL	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D004A00336	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2010	Apr 1, 2010
TERM/REPL	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP3730597	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2009	Apr 1, 2009
TERM/REPL	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97550741	CARGO	Apr 1, 2008	Apr 1, 2008
CANCEL	FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND	LPM7577842	SURETY	Dec 12, 2006	Dec 12, 2006
TERM/REPL	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	2057347893	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 1, 2005
TERM/REPL	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP3730597	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 1, 2005
TERM/REPL	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	BAP3730597	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2005	Apr 1, 2005
TERM/REPL	AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.	F5R 006 110-00	BIPD/Primary	Apr 1, 2003	Apr 1, 2003
TERM/REPL	EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	142903085618	CARGO	Apr 1, 2002	Apr 1, 2002

Authority Revocations

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Authority Revocations
Authority	Docket	Reason	Date
BROKER	MC-162035	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Unknown

Authority Action History (6 events)

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Authority Action History (6 events)
Docket	Authority Type	Original Action	Served Date	Disposition	Decided Date
MC162035	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	Oct 30, 2013	—	Unknown
MC162035	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Jul 1, 2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jul 10, 2013
MC162035	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	May 17, 2007	REVOKED	Aug 5, 2013
MC162035	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	May 17, 2007	—	Oct 29, 2013
MC162035	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Nov 8, 2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Dec 6, 2005
MC162035	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Dec 27, 1982	—	Unknown

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness

N/A

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections

1,093

Violations

2 OOS

Vehicle OOS %

1.0%

Driver OOS %

1.0%

Power Units (MCS-150)

308

Drivers (MCS-150)

347

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

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Inspection Activity Map

9 states • 1,093 inspections

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Violation Summary

Total Violations

OOS Inspections

2.0%

OOS Rate

100

Inspections Reviewed

Individual violation details are not available for this carrier. Showing aggregate statistics from 100 inspection records.

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

1.0%vs nat'l 23.4%

-22.4 pts below avg

Driver OOS Rate

1.0%vs nat'l 6.7%

-5.7 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

0.13vs nat'l 1.80

-1.67 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (1093 inspections)

Showing 50 of 1,093

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Inspection History (1093 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
Apr 10, 2026	87546473	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Apr 10, 2026	87546645	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Apr 9, 2026	87546739	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Apr 8, 2026	87522497	Roadside	SC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Apr 7, 2026	87535250	Roadside	NC	Level 2	—	1	Details unavailable	Yes
Apr 6, 2026	87508309	Roadside	NC	Level 1	—	0	—	No
Apr 6, 2026	87508175	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Apr 5, 2026	87501234	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Apr 4, 2026	87501086	Roadside	NC	Level 2	—	0	—	No
Apr 4, 2026	87501139	Roadside	NC	Level 2	—	0	—	No
Apr 2, 2026	87486562	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 29, 2026	87432571	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 28, 2026	87432604	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	NC	Level 1	—	2	Details unavailable	Yes
Mar 26, 2026	87407267	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 25, 2026	87407118	DAVIE COUNTY, I-40, W	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 24, 2026	87395578	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 23, 2026	87370734	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 21, 2026	87352910	GREENVILLE SC	SC	Level 3	—	1	Details unavailable	No
Mar 21, 2026	87370869	US601	NC	Level 1	—	0	—	No
Mar 21, 2026	87370862	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	NC	Level 1	—	0	—	No
Mar 20, 2026	87342604	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 19, 2026	87342607	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 19, 2026	87342795	DAVIE COUNTY, I-40, W	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 17, 2026	87322524	GASTON COUNTY WEIGH STATION I-	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 16, 2026	87301051	ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-40,	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 14, 2026	87300901	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 12, 2026	87290623	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	1	Details unavailable	No
Mar 9, 2026	87251015	MT. AIRY WEIGH STATION S	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 6, 2026	87224699	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 1	—	0	—	No
Mar 3, 2026	87202763	SURRY COUNTY WEL CTR, I-77, S	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 3, 2026	87188984	Roadside	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 3, 2026	87202741	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Mar 1, 2026	87180089	I73 AT NC150	NC	Level 2	—	0	—	No
Mar 1, 2026	87180083	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 2	—	0	—	No
Feb 27, 2026	87163660	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Feb 27, 2026	87163554	UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 321 SOUT	NC	Level 3	—	0	—	No
Feb 26, 2026	87146449	AIKEN SC	SC	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 21, 2026	87114735	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 1	OTHR SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Feb 21, 2026	87114734	US 74 @ CUDDY DR	NC	Level 3	HYUT SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Feb 21, 2026	87114605	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 1	VANG SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Feb 21, 2026	87114702	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 2	VANG SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Feb 19, 2026	87098745	I-40	NC	Level 1	INTL TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 16, 2026	87087399	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 3	VANG SEMI-TRAILER	1	Details unavailable	No
Feb 13, 2026	87056811	US 321 AT ALEX LEE BLVD	NC	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 13, 2026	87056835	US 321 AT ALEX LEE BLVD	NC	Level 1	INTL TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 13, 2026	87056834	US321	NC	Level 1	INTL TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 13, 2026	87056810	US321	NC	Level 1	INTL TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 13, 2026	87056806	STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4	NC	Level 1	WABA SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Feb 13, 2026	87056778	US 321	NC	Level 1	INTL TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 13, 2026	87056823	US 321 AT ALEX LEE BLVD	NC	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No

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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

709 total · 3.7% OOS

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InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION, I-4227 · 18 OOS

HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-47

STATESVILLE WEIGH STATION I-4036 · 2 OOS

CALDWELL COUNTY, US321, N35

CALDWELL COUNTY, US32133

US 321 NEAR ALEX LEE BLVD24

DAVIE COUNTY, I-40, W21 · 1 OOS

US 321 NB NEAR ALEX LEE BLVD19

Recent Crashes

25 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Fatal crashes on record

Injuries

Across 6 crashes

Tow-Aways

Crash History (25 records)

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Crash History (25 records)
Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Feb 28, 2026	NC	TOW	0	0	NEWTON GROVE	701	...260136	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Feb 3, 2026	NC	TOW	0	0	KERNERSVILLE	40	...268406	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Jan 3, 2026	NC	TOW	0	0	MAGNOLIA	40	...NE4865	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Oct 26, 2025	FL	TOW	0	0	JACKSONVILLE	I-95 SOUTH	...011698	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY
Jul 9, 2025	WV	INJURY	0	1	BEAVER	I-64 MP 137	...252553	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Jun 25, 2025	TN	TOW	0	0	JOHNSON CITY	US 321, SR381 W STATE OF FRANK RD	...643018	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Mar 19, 2025	NC	TOW	0	0	CHARLOTTE	521	...UT3112	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Mar 13, 2025	SC	TOW	0	0	ANDERSON	I-85	...259773	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Feb 20, 2025	NC	INJURY	0	1	CARRBORO	1919	...290254	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Feb 15, 2025	WV	TOW	0	0	CAMP CREEK	I-77 MP 16	...011634	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Dec 28, 2024	VA	TOW	0	0	—	NORTHBOUND I-81	...NE4868	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Dec 9, 2024	NC	TOW	0	0	HILLSBOROUGH	85	...019841	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Dec 7, 2024	SC	TOW	0	0	FLORENCE	52	...760663	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Nov 29, 2024	PA	TOW	0	0	GREENE TOWNSHIP	ROUTE 0030 W	...NE4870	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Sep 4, 2024	GA	INJURY	0	1	AUGUSTA	TABACCO RD NEAR GILBRALTER DR	...017195	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Jul 1, 2024	GA	TOW	0	0	—	I-85 SOUTHBOUND NEAR PLEASANT HILL ROAD	...017122	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
May 7, 2024	NC	TOW	0	0	HARMONY	77	...017105	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
May 3, 2024	MD	TOW	0	0	CHESAPEAKE BEACH	MD 261 - BAYSIDE RD AT MU 9630 - 13TH ST	...NE4867	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Apr 11, 2024	GA	TOW	0	0	—	I 85 NORTHBOUND NEAR JIMMY CARTER BOULEVARD	...017122	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Apr 3, 2024	WV	INJURY	0	1	ESKDALE	I-77 MP 72.00	...019800	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Mar 13, 2024	SC	TOW	0	0	PROSPERITY	I-26 W	...019848	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Jan 30, 2024	GA	TOW	0	0	LYONS	W GORDON AVE NEAR VICTORY DR.	...639560	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Jan 23, 2024	NC	INJURY	0	1	NEWLAND	105	...760671	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Nov 26, 2023	NC	FATAL	1	2	WADESBORO	74	...019814	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC
Oct 2, 2023	GA	TOW	0	0	—	I 85 N AT JIMMY CARTER	...008901	MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLC