Merlin Daines is an active intrastate non-hazmat carrier based in So Weber, UT.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 1 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 1 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 | 100% | 100% | Worse than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 98% | 97% | 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 | 6 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 | — | 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 1 state. Top state accounts for of activity.
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 30 | 4 | 6 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | UT | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 11 | 5 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | UT | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | UT | TRUCK TRACTOR | 11 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | UT | TRUCK TRACTOR | 4 |
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1 | 21.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | 20.50 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Unsafe Driving |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | UT | TRUCK TRACTOR | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | UT | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 4 | 0 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | 3929A2C | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 39343ATPV | Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 39347ABCFSBDSA | Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 39347E | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 39348ABIBD | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 39353BB | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 39378AWS | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 3939ALSLI | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 3939ALSML | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 3963A1BOS | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |