Merchant Excavating INC — USDOT 1540424 Carrier Profile
ALMA, MI 48801 · Data last refreshed August 30, 2026
Fleet Summary
Safety Snapshot
Inspections & Out-of-Service
Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 0.0%.
Vehicle out-of-service rate 10.0% — the national median across carriers with at least 5 inspections is 14.3%.
Crash History
| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Weather | Road surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-19 | MOORE TWP, MI | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2021-02-05 | ALGOMA TWP, MI | 0 | 1 | Yes | 4 | 6 |
| 2019-10-29 | Bethany Twp, MI | 0 | 1 | No | 1 | 1 |
| 2018-07-31 | LIMA, OH | 0 | 0 | Yes | 2 | 2 |
| 2017-06-21 | Muir, MI | 0 | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-02-09 | Lansing Twp, MI | 0 | 0 | Yes | 4 | 4 |
These records report that a commercial vehicle registered to this carrier was involved in a crash meeting FMCSA's reporting threshold. The FMCSA Crash File does not assign fault and does not determine preventability: a crash caused entirely by another road user appears here on the same terms as one caused by this carrier's driver. See how FMCSA crash reporting works for what these records do and do not establish.
Operating Authority & Insurance
- Authority status
- Suspended
- MC number
- 729124
- Insurance on file
- Yes
- Insurer
- West Bend Insurance Company
- Coverage amount
- $750,000
- Effective date
- November 18, 2020
- BIPD coverage
- On file
Cargo & Operation
Classification: AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Llz Trucking LLC | 12 | 6.7% | 8.3 |
| Flat Top Transport LLC | 12 | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| Miller Truck & Storage Company | 12 | 33.3% | 0.0 |
| Royal Truck Lines LLC | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Pergjoni Transport LLC | 12 | 11.1% | 16.7 |
| Midwest Industrial Lumber INC | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Steadfast Transport LLC | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Tzone Trucking LLC | 12 | 13.8% | 16.7 |
Data & Sources
Registration, fleet, and cargo data from the FMCSA Company Census File. Crash history from the FMCSA Crash File. Inspection and out-of-service data from the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File. Safety percentiles from the FMCSA Safety Measurement System. Operating authority and insurance from FMCSA Motus (Licensing & Insurance). See Data Sources for refresh cadence and dataset IDs. Data on this page last refreshed August 30, 2026.
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