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EAST OTTER TAIL TELEPHONE CO

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Company CheckEAST OTTER TAIL TELEPHONE CO · DOT 1096699

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

DBA: ARVIG

150 2ND ST SW, PERHAM, MN, 56573

DOT# 1096699 Perham, Minnesota

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

159

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Aug 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 8, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jun 30, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 14, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address150 2ND ST SW, PERHAM, MN, 56573

Mailing Address150 2ND ST SW, PERHAM, MN, 56573

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Cargo Transported

UtilityConstruction

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .08 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 1.08 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.5 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,706,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

159

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

159

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS22.2% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS75.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/21/2016

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Last checked08/04/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet95 units

Drivers159

Mileage1,706,000 mi

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service2

OOS Rate22.2%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service3

OOS Rate75.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/21/2016

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

6 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

4 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

1 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 6 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

9 roadside violations across 6 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (12)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/05/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERHAM MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	PERHAM MN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	VERGAS MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELGRADE MN	2	2	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ELK RIVER MN	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/27/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERHAM MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	MOORHEAD MN	10	4	1	0	3	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RICHMOND MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/17/2024	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/03/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PERHAM MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	INVER GROVE HGTS	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	BAXTER	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections8

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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62/100

Good

NOT VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 62

−25

Starts at 100−38 totalFinal 62

No insurance or bond on file−25

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 22.2222% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 75% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 22.2222% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 75% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

EAST OTTER TAIL TELEPHONE CO

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Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (12)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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