Merchants Transport of Hickory LLC
Operating authority active- USDOT
- 48104
- Carrier type
- Authorized for hire · Interstate · Property
- Headquarters
- Hickory, NC
- Fleet
- 274 trucks · 347 drivers
- Annual mileage
- 25,861,000 mi (2025)
- Legal name on file
- MERCHANTS TRANSPORT OF HICKORY LLCfrom FMCSA record
FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory — rated 2000-12-14, 26 years ago
Assigned by FMCSA after a compliance review. This is the agency's own rating, not a CarrierRanked figure.
Cargo carried
- General freight
- Fresh produce
- Dry bulk
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
- Paper products
Cargo classes this carrier reported on its MCS-150.
Based on 724 inspections in the last 24 months. Latest public snapshot 2026-08-22.
The figures below are calculated by CarrierRanked from public FMCSA records. They are not FMCSA ratings.
Vehicle out-of-service rate
4.3%
Similar-size fleet median 18%
3th percentile among similar-size fleets, shown for context only
Share of vehicle inspections where the truck was ordered out of service. 347 vehicle inspections, trailing 24 months.
Driver out-of-service rate
0.1%
Similar-size fleet median 1.3%
12th percentile among similar-size fleets, shown for context only
Share of driver inspections where the driver was ordered out of service. 724 driver inspections, trailing 24 months.
Crashes, last 24 months
19
6.93 per 100 trucks
0 involving a fatality · 5 an injury · 18 a tow-away
Fleet size is self-reported by the carrier, so treat this ratio as approximate.
Federally reportable crashes: a fatality, an injury taken from the scene, or a tow-away. Not all crashes are the carrier’s fault.
Inspections, last 24 months
724
Across 9 states
Roadside inspections by state and federal officers. More inspections means the figures rest on more evidence.
How this page adds context to the federal record
- Percentile scales compare this carrier against fleets of similar size. The official lookup shows raw counts with no comparison.
- The activity chart rebuilds 24 months of month-by-month inspection and out-of-service history, which the official lookup reports only as a running total.
- The state list shows where its trucks were actually stopped, so you can tell whether a carrier runs anywhere near you — the official lookup does not break activity down by state.
Inspection activity, last 24 months
- Inspections with no out-of-service order
- Inspections with an out-of-service order
The share of inspections producing an out-of-service order held steady at 2.1% over the most recent 12 months, from 2.4% in the 12 months before that.
Fleet size unchanged across snapshots from 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-22 — 274 power units. A fleet-size chart appears here once it moves.
Where its trucks were inspected
States where this carrier’s trucks were stopped for inspection over the last 24 months — a rough guide to where it runs, and a way to see whether it operates near you. Inspection counts also reflect how heavily each state enforces, so a high count is not by itself evidence of more miles driven there.
Shading is relative to this carrier’s own busiest state, not to other carriers.
Busiest states
- North Carolina61985%
- South Carolina487%
- Georgia284%
- Ohio101%
- West Virginia61%
- Tennessee51%
Plus 3 more states — 9 in total over the last 24 months.
Inspections
724 roadside inspections in the last 24 months across 9 states. 16 of them placed a vehicle or driver out of service.
Show recent inspections
| Date | State | Level | Violations | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | NC | Level 3 | 0 | No order |
| 2026-08-13 | SC | Level 3 | 0 | No order |
| 2026-08-13 | NC | Level 1 | 0 | No order |
| 2026-08-12 | NC | Level 3 | 0 | No order |
| 2026-08-12 | SC | Level 3 | 1 | No order |
| 2026-08-11 | NC | Level 2 | 0 | No order |
| 2026-08-10 | NC | Level 3 | 0 | No order |
| 2026-08-08 | NC | Level 1 | 0 | No order |
Showing the most recent 8 of 724 inspection records.
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