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OTT TRANSPORT LLC

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Company CheckOTT TRANSPORT LLC · DOT 1273752

DBA: OTT TRANSPORT

72546 RD 359, PALISADE, NE, 69040-6135

DOT# 1273752 MC# 497496 Palisade, Nebraska 22 years

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4

Power Units

3

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

3

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameOTT TRANSPORT LLC

DBA NameOTT TRANSPORT

DOT Number1273752

MC Number497496

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationPalisade, Nebraska

Added08/06/2004

MCS-15002/03/2026

Contact Details

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Physical Address72546 RD 359, PALISADE, NE, 69040-6135

Mailing Address72546 RD 359, PALISADE, NE, 69040-6135

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/09/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Contact☎ (800) 678-8171
🌐 merchantsbonding.com

Filings on record2

Bond history

MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)since Jan 29, 2021 · active

GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Oct 2013 to Jan 2021 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC497496

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating22 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage304,295 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

3

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

3

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/17/2013

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/02/2026

CompanyMERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

Policy #NE5425346

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet4 units

Drivers3

Mileage304,295 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 07/17/2013

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

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

2 · 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 Sep 2025, 3 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.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/29/2025	WY	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHEYENNE US 85 POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON I- 80, 1174 FEET EAST OF MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHERIDAN LAKE CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC16775A	$0	10/01/2013	01/29/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23763A	$750,000	08/02/2004	05/16/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23763A	$0	08/02/2004	05/16/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23763A	$750,000	05/16/2006	01/03/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23763A	$750,000	05/16/2006	01/31/2007	Name Changed
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23763A	$0	05/16/2006	01/03/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23763A	$0	05/16/2006	01/31/2007	Name Changed
84	SURETY	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	SIC16775A	$0	01/29/2010	10/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP23763A	$0	01/03/2007	09/14/2019	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC497496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/29/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2007
MC497496	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/01/2004	-	-
MC497496	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	02/12/2010	-	-
MC497496	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/04/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/06/2021

No revocation records.

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98/100

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 98

98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

No email address on file−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.

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