THE MERCHANTS COMPANY
USDOT 78889 · Doing business as MERCHANTS FOODSERVICE
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (258 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileLIBERTY INSURANCE
- Out-of-service rate8.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)13 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 27 years ago
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 | 78889 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-350289 |
| Legal Name | THE MERCHANTS COMPANY |
| DBA Name | MERCHANTS FOODSERVICE |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6015834351 |
| Address | 1100 EDWARDS ST, Hattiesburg, MS, 39401 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20020529) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | LIBERTY INSURANCE |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $0 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2022-08-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERTY INSURANCE | $0 | BMC-82 | 2022-08-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1999-01-25 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 1999-01-25 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 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 | 148 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 13 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 11 towaway) |
- 2026-03-27 — AL — 1 injured
- 2026-03-20 — MS — 1 injured
- 2026-03-03 — LA — towaway
- 2026-02-11 — MS — towaway
- 2025-12-18 — AL — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (18), 20 (18), 12 (8).
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) | 258 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 276 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 12,704,175 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 28-OCT-25 |
THE MERCHANTS COMPANY operates 258 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MS.
Nearby
Other carriers in Hattiesburg, MS
- HOOD INDUSTRIES INC — USDOT 108547, 132 power units
- HIGHWAY EXPRESS INC — USDOT 87830, 70 power units
- POWELL TRUCKING COMPANY INC — USDOT 87857, 60 power units
- TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 87870, 52 power units
- CHANNEL CONTROL MERCHANTS LLC — USDOT 469874, 39 power units
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