DBA: Ranger Gate Company
Merchants Moving & Storage Inc is an active interstate carrier based in Yoakum, TX.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 8 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 8 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 | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 85% | 93% | Worse than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70% | 82% | 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 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 4 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 6 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3 |
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.81 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 7.90 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 1 state. Top state TX accounts for 100% of activity. Activity outside home state (TX): 0%.
| Hours-of-Service Compliance |
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | TX | TRUCK TRACTOR | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | 39347E | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 39353B | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 3963A1BOS | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 393104B | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 393110B | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 39311TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 3939 | Inoperable Required Lamp | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 39617C | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 3965B | Oil and/or grease leak | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 39375A3 | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |