MERLIN ANDERSON
DBA: ANDERSON BOYS LIVESTOCK EXPRESS
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 1
- Drivers · CDL
- 1 · 1
- Annual miles
- 75k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- Cargo Operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
- FMCSA Rating
- Conditional (11-14-2006)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 19 yr ago)
- Registered
- 01-20-1999 (27 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 07-14-2025 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MERLIN ANDERSON
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Livestock, General Freight
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.
Not graded: operating authority revoked since May 21, 2025 (Revoked) with no roadside inspection or crash recorded since, and no active authority on file. Graded again once it is seen operating or the authority is reinstated; referral.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Historical FMCSA safety ratingFMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.
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Limited inspection historyFewer 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
Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 1 truck in Idaho (about 1 in 24 months would be typical; 54% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.055 |
| Inspections | 1.00 | 2.39 |
| Violations | 0.00 | 2.15 |
| 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
0 violations · 24 monthsNo violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Oct292024MontanaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.Last filing: UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY, ended May 15, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last May 15, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 21, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
7 filings and 5 authority events since 2002 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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May 21, 2025Operating authority revoked (cause not stated)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2023UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 15, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect26 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 27, 2023opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 22, 2019GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect45 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 20, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 24, 2019cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 1, 2015GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended May 22, 2019 · superseded by the same policy51 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 2, 2015FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 3, 2015opened after GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 1, 2015)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 18, 2007GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect96 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 18, 2003SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 18, 2007 · replaced by another insurer48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 18, 2002SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Feb 18, 2003 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 30, 2002Operating authority grantedL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2002NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 22, 2002 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Montana 1
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | 0.00 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (30-OCT-24 – 30-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.