MERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANY
USDOT 1499106 · Doing business as MERCANTILE TRUCKING
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (9 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate25.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1499106 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-714975 |
| Legal Name | MERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANY |
| DBA Name | MERCANTILE TRUCKING |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 3074607755 |
| Address | UPDATED ADDRESS REQUIRED, Chicago, IL, 60619 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 94 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 92 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 90 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 39 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2024-11-04 — WA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 51 (36), 50 (23), 2 (17).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 9 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 9 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,300,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 15-JAN-26 |
MERCANTILE BUSINESS COMPANY operates 9 power units — a larger fleet than 91% of carriers registered in IL.
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