SAMUEL & MERRY LOGISTICS LLC

DOT# 3498221 MC# 1153693 Gresham, OR Authorized For-Hire
(503) 766-8298 samuelbalay44@gmail.com 3625 Sw Redfern Ave, Gresham OR 97080
1 tractors · all owned 2 drivers 65k mi/yr · ~65k per unit
Marginal Provisional: the record is still thin. A fleet of 2 power units would expect only about 0.1 crashes over the 36-month scoring window, and it had 4 inspections and 2 crashes in that time, so the grade leans mostly on what's typical for similar fleets and can move as more inspections and time on the road build up.
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Prior-only confidence
6 yrs history · 3 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
2 · 2
Annual miles
65k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Registered
10-02-2020 (6 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-12-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SAMUEL WERKU BALAY

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.82×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.82× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About 1.8× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.58× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +4%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
100.0%
1 of 1
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
2 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in Oregon (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 46% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 29,409 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 1.000 0.055
Inspections 3.00 2.38
Violations 1.00 2.14
Critical violations 0.00 0.42

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Cargo securement 1 · Lights 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
2 crashes
  • Mar
    30
    2026
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    2
    2025
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dawn, fog, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC (risk retention group)
on record since May 26, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2021
A cancellation notice effective May 27, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY → NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC (May 2023)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Sep 15, 2024, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 27, 2025)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Washington 2
  • Oregon (HQ) 1