GEORGE E MERRILL & SON INC
USDOT 404992 · Doing business as MERRILL EXCAVATING
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (16 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate12.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 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 | 404992 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | GEORGE E MERRILL & SON INC |
| DBA Name | MERRILL EXCAVATING |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6038982236 |
| Address | 38 SCHOOL ST, Salem, NH, 03079 |
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 | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 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 | 8 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2024-10-15 — NH — towaway
- 2024-09-09 — NH — towaway
- 2024-07-18 — NH — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (3), 23 (2), 51 (1).
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) | 16 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 32 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 221,008 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 27-JAN-25 |
GEORGE E MERRILL & SON INC operates 16 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in NH.
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