DBA: Mercantile Trucking
Mercantile Business Company is an active interstate carrier based in Chicago, IL.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 9 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 9 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 96% | 97% | Worse than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 94% | 96% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 90% | 95% | Worse than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70% | 88% | Around peer average |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 10 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 9 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 42 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | WY | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | PA | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | IN | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | WA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1 | 0 |
| Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 11 | 6.94 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 11 | 1.76 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 13 | 4.76 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.54 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 23 states. Top state PA accounts for 10% of activity. Activity outside home state (IL): 93%.
+18 other states with fewer inspections
| 10 |
| 9 |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 22 | 12 | 8 |
| Unsafe Driving | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Driver Fitness | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Feb 16, 2026 |
| MT |
| STRAIGHT TRUCK |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | TN | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | IL | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | ND | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | ID | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | TX | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | 3922SLLTCD | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 3939ALIL | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 3922SLLLR | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 39522H4ELDBRODS | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a | Hours-of-Service Compliance | — |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 3922SLLS3 | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 3922C | Failure to obey traffic control device | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 3939ALCL | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 3922SLLS2 | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | Unsafe Driving | — |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 39355D1B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 39355D2B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 2001 for towed vehicle. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |