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USDOT 1483849MC559250

Merit Aluminum Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

20 years (granted 2006)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

115 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Merit Aluminum Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

2480 Railroad Street, Corona, CA 92880

Phone

(951) 735-1770

Power units

14

Drivers

10

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC559250

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common

Insurance filings

91X — Travelers Property Casualty Co. Of America · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 115 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

12.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 115 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

q.black@meritaluminum.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

0

Reportable crashes

0

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: CA 11/2023 · CA 07/2015 · CA 09/2011 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 322024: 432023: 24
Level I — Full: 80Level II — Walk-around: 22Level III — Driver-only: 13
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 15, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 18, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 15, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 27, 2026CALevel I — Full
Feb 11, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026CALevel I — Full
Jan 27, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026CALevel I — Full
Dec 22, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 9, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
Nov 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 30, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 20, 2025CALevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 7, 2025CALevel I — Full
Sep 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2025CALevel I — Full
Aug 23, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
May 23, 2025CALevel I — Full
May 12, 2025CALevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2025CALevel I — Full
Mar 19, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 14, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 18, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2025CALevel I — Full
Jan 8, 2025CALevel I — Full
Dec 27, 2024CALevel I — Full
Dec 12, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 15, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2024CALevel I — Full
Nov 8, 2024CALevel I — Full
Oct 11, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 13, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 9, 2024CALevel I — Full
Sep 2, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2024CALevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 24, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 18, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
May 30, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 30, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 5, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 29, 2024USLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 22, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 16, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2024CALevel I — Full
Feb 8, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 7, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 2, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 1, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 1, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 25, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 22, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 19, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jan 17, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jan 5, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jan 4, 2024CALevel I — Full
Dec 27, 2023CALevel I — Full
Dec 18, 2023CALevel I — Full
Dec 13, 2023CALevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 27, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2023CALevel I — Full
Nov 8, 2023USLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 2, 2023CALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 2, 2023CALevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 115 inspections on file.

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