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USDOT 154712 · MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
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MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC

USDOT 154712 MC 143059 Louisville, KY Authorized For-Hire
1,605 power units 1,708 drivers 137.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 82.8 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
52 yrs history · 4,063 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
1,605 all leased
Drivers · CDL
1,708 · 1,708
Annual miles
137.8M ~86k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors01,60501,605
Trailers02,03802,038

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Sep 22, 2025)
Registered
Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jan 15, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
86759743
Officers
TODD FELTY · ARTHUR D CORUM II
Phone
(502) 333-6223
Email
tfelty@mercer-trans.com
Address
1128 W Main St, Louisville KY 40203

Cargo

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
113
2 fatal (2 deaths) · 33 injury · 56 people hurt in all · 103 tow-away
Inspections
4,063
65% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.5%
495 of 2,202 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
55 of 4,063 driver inspections
Violations
2,571
655 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 469 inspections, 74 out of service 469 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 506 inspections, 64 out of service 506 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 539 inspections, 63 out of service 539 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 528 inspections, 85 out of service 528 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 488 inspections, 48 out of service 488 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 513 inspections, 65 out of service 513 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 520 inspections, 81 out of service 520 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 464 inspections, 53 out of service 464 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 36 inspections.
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Violations

2,571 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1,642 · 583 out-of-service
    Brakes 585 · Lights 356 · Tires 310 · Cargo securement 133 · Wheels & hubs 54 · 204 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    505 · 36 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 286 · Over hours limit 96 · False log 75 · No log 48
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    368 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 142 · Speeding 136 · Seat belt 29 · Phone use 23 · Other 38
  • Driver fitness No alert
    36 · 30 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 28 · Medical certificate 6 · Other qualification 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
  • Hazmat
    18 · 4 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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15 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
103 tow-away
  • Sep
    1
    2026
    Sep 1, 2026 · Kentucky
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    23
    2026
    Aug 23, 2026 · South Carolina
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    11
    2026
    Jul 11, 2026 · Texas
    Tow-away
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    10
    2026
    Jul 10, 2026 · Texas
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    Jul 9, 2026 · Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    8
    2026
    Jul 8, 2026 · Ohio
    Tow-away
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jun
    25
    2026
    Jun 25, 2026 · Kentucky
    Tow-away
    Dark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Jun 8, 2026 · Florida
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    18
    2025
    Nov 18, 2025 · Missouri
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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104 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Company
on record since May 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1986
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • New Mexico 368
  • Tennessee 317
  • California 235
  • Kentucky (HQ) 235
  • Texas 200
  • New York 183
  • North Carolina 157
  • Ohio 149

Runs well beyond its home state: 235 of 4,063 inspections were in Kentucky.

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