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JOE KOTALIK

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Company CheckJOE KOTALIK · DOT 1121760

DBA: KOTALIK TRANSPORTATION

44873 309TH ST, GAYVILLE, SD, 57031

DOT# 1121760 MC# 455735 Gayville, South Dakota 23 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 23, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 21, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Oct 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 22, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address44873 309TH ST, GAYVILLE, SD, 57031

Mailing Address44873 309TH ST, GAYVILLE, SD, 57031

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC455735

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating23 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 .93 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure .33 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage874,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceEstimated

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/20/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/08/2026

CompanyUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #CA978894321

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers12

Mileage874,000 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total9

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/20/2024 | Rated: 12/20/2004

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

4 · 0 OOS =

2025

5 · 0 OOS =

2026

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

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, 10 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
10/21/2025	WICHITA	KS	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/22/2025	KADOKA	SD	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

6 roadside violations across 10 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

Vehicle Maintenance 4 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 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 (13)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
06/15/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MENOMONIE WI	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVILLE KS	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOREHEAD	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2025	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173	2	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US77 RIVIERA SCALE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I35	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEXICO PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY 20 WB	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/29/2024	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PORT NEAL ROAD/260TH ST	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2024	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON US HWY 81, 302 FEET SOUTH O	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DYERSBURG TN	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VIVIAN SCALE SITE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections9

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0069828	$750,000	04/02/2022	04/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0034488	$750,000	04/02/2018	04/02/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0019532001	$750,000	04/02/2015	04/02/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0058153	$1,000,000	04/02/2014	04/02/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0002291	$750,000	04/02/2011	05/06/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0002291	$750,000	04/02/2011	04/02/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC6808976 00	$1,000,000	04/02/2009	04/02/2011	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC6808976 00	$0	04/02/2009	05/04/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	MAC6808976 00	$750,000	04/02/2009	04/02/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT776725-8007-071	$750,000	04/02/2007	04/02/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT776725-8007-071	$0	04/02/2007	04/02/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	460106	$0	04/02/2006	04/02/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST081679	$1,000,000	04/02/2006	04/02/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	469587	$750,000	04/02/2005	04/02/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C305445	$0	04/02/2005	04/02/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	438611	$1,000,000	04/02/2004	04/02/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C305371	$0	04/02/2004	04/02/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN387496	$0	04/02/2003	04/02/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN387496	$1,000,000	04/02/2003	04/02/2004	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC455735	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/09/2003	-	-
MC455735	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/08/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/08/2004
MC455735	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2022
MC455735	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/01/2005
MC455735	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/20/2024
MC455735	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/02/2015
MC455735	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/30/2007
MC455735	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/2006

No revocation records.

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97/100

Excellent

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/8/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.17 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.

JOE KOTALIK

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (13)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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