Is this broker legitimate?
Before hauling a load, confirm the entity offering it holds active FMCSA broker authority and carries the required surety bond. A revoked authority or a missing bond is the single most common sign of broker fraud and double-brokering. These are factual FMCSA records — DOTScreener does not rate or score brokers.
Broker Trust Signals
Broker operating authority
Active broker authority on file with FMCSA.
Surety bond / trust fund
$75K on file — meets the $75K federal minimum. Surety: MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC.
Authority tenure
Authority grant date not in public record.
Authority & Financial Responsibility
- Operating Status
- Authorized
- Authority Status
- Active
- Entity Type
- Broker Only
- Authority Granted
- —
- Years Active
- —
- Bond / Trust On File
- $75K
- Federal Minimum
- $75K (BMC-84 / BMC-85)
- Domiciled
- BIRMINGHAM, AL
Bond Filings (FMCSA L&I)
- Active
Surety Bond (BMC-84)
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC · #101642109
Effective 2025-11-08 · Cancels 2026-11-08
- Cancelling
Surety Bond (BMC-84)
ALLEGHENY CASUALTY COMPANY · #ACC006004901
Effective 2024-10-25 · Cancels 2025-11-09