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Kounkel Trucking Inc

USDOT 1190564MC-475426USDOT activeAuthority active· Merrill, IA

Kounkel Trucking Inc (USDOT 1190564) holds active operating authority as a motor carrier of property under MC-475426 based in Merrill, IA. The earliest grant on file is from December 2003, 22 years, 10 months ago. $750,000 of liability coverage is on file with United States Fire Insurance Co. It reported 21 power units and 21 drivers on its last MCS-150 update (August 2026). 1 other active carrier lists the same physical address.

Operating authority

DocketAuthorityStatusInsurance requiredOn file
MC-475426Motor carrier of propertyActive$750,000 liability$750,000 liability

Earliest grant on file: Dec 29, 2003 (22 years, 10 months ago).

Insurance and bonds on file

TypeInsurerCoverageEffectiveCancellation
Liability (BIPD) · form 91XUnited States Fire Insurance Co.$750,000Jan 1, 2026—

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Authority history

DateDocketAction
Dec 30, 2025MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Dec 5, 2025MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
May 16, 2022MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Apr 5, 2022MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Dec 27, 2019MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Dec 5, 2019MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Dec 28, 2018MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Dec 5, 2018MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Sep 13, 2018MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Aug 22, 2018MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
May 1, 2018MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Apr 20, 2018MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Jan 2, 2018MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Dec 5, 2017MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Mar 9, 2007MC-475426Discontinued revocation · contract carrier
Feb 14, 2007MC-475426Involuntary revocation · contract carrier
Dec 29, 2003MC-475426Granted · motor carrier of property
Dec 29, 2003MC-475426Granted · motor carrier of property

Registration

USDOT number1190564
USDOT statusActive
MC numberMC-475426
Legal nameKounkel Trucking Inc
OperationInterstate
ClassificationAuthorized for hire
LocationMerrill, Iowa 51038
USDOT addedDec 2, 2003
Last MCS-150 updateAug 12, 2026
Safety ratingSatisfactory · Sep 25, 2012

Fleet

Power units21
Trucks21
Drivers21 · 21 with a CDL
Annual miles1,847,969 · 2025

Cargo carried

General freight, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Livestock, Grain, feed, hay, Meat, Refrigerated food, Paper products

Other records

  • 1 other active carrier lists the same physical address. Shared addresses are common for fleets, terminals and filing agents; they are one input to a vetting decision, not a finding.

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Data as of Nov 13, 2026. Sources

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