Merih Cotton Corporation is an active interstate carrier based in Baytown, TX.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 10 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 10 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 79% | 93% | Worse than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 78% | 91% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 75% | 91% | Worse than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 78% | 86% | Worse than most peers |
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 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 5 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 26 | 9 | 8 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | TX | OTHER | 4 | 2 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 |
Carriers that share an officer, phone, or email with this DOT.
Shared officer · 1
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 10 | 12.78 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 2 states. Top state TX accounts for 93% of activity. Activity outside home state (TX): 7%.
| Driver Fitness |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 4 | 1 |
| May 2, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 5 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2025 | 39319 | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 393207E | Torsion bar cracked and/or broken | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 39360C | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 3939TS | Inoperative turn signal | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 39311TU | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 39319 | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | 3939TS | Inoperative turn signal | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 3939 | Inoperable Required Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2025 | 3939 | Inoperable Required Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Jun 24, 2025 | 39395A | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | Vehicle Maintenance | — |