Mc Ranch — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Merlo Corporation
DBA
Mc Ranch
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
2250 Ne 25th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone
(503) 648-6403
Power units
1
Drivers
2
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Email & web forensics
On-file email
hillary.harrah@merlofoundation.org — company domain
Domain age
merlofoundation.org registered 2018-02-13 (9 years)
Mail host
Google Workspace
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
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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