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MARTIN COTA

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Company CheckMARTIN COTA · DOT 3699537

DBA: S & M TRANSPORT

4144 W 4TH PL, YUMA, AZ, 85364

DOT# 3699537 MC# 1293873 Yuma, Arizona 5 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Mar 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Feb 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Jan 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 out-of-service violations.
Aug 21, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address4144 W 4TH PL, YUMA, AZ, 85364

Mailing Address4144 W 4TH PL, YUMA, AZ, 85364

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1293873

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating5 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 5.99 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.45 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.1 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 21.38 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage68,912 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS41.7% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS63.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/08/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/06/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CMC 3257429

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers4

Mileage68,912 mi

Operating5 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service5

OOS Rate41.7%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service7

OOS Rate63.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/08/2025

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

11 · 4 OOS ▲

2025

5 · 3 OOS ▼

2026

4 · 4 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, 11 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (81.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 14 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

81 roadside violations across 11 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 64 violations · 14 OOS

Unsafe Driving 8 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 5 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 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 (22)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/15/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	14	2	1	0	13	2	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CALEXICO IF	13	3	0	0	13	3	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALEXICO IF	8	4	0	0	8	4	-	▲Detail
01/24/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	LOS ANGELES AVE AT EDENBRIDGE	5	5	2	2	3	3	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALEXICO IF	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLAREMONT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLIFTON AZ	7	3	3	2	4	1	-	▲Detail
06/03/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	WILLCOX AZ	11	0	0	0	11	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	11	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT THOMAS AZ	7	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/14/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BLYTHE	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	CALEXICO EF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/13/2024	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	SALOME AZ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2024	US	Full (Level I)	CALEXICO CA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2024	US	Full (Level I)	CALEXICO CA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	6	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
01/30/2024	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	6	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2024	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	CALEXICO IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2023	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALEXICO IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections11

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QAZ-64788-01	$1,000,000	08/29/2024	08/29/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3252222	$750,000	08/29/2023	08/29/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3252222	$1,000,000	08/29/2023	08/29/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3249409	$750,000	08/27/2022	05/04/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3249409	$750,000	08/27/2022	05/24/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3246150	$750,000	08/27/2021	05/24/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3246150	$750,000	08/27/2021	06/19/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3246150	$750,000	05/24/2022	08/27/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3249409	$750,000	05/04/2023	08/27/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1293873	ENTERPRISE	GRANTED	09/02/2021	-	-
MC1293873	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/04/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/2025
MC1293873	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/02/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/30/2024
MC1293873	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/31/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/31/2023
MC1293873	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/23/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/25/2022
MC1293873	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/27/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/2023

No revocation records.

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90/100

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 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

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

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

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 9/6/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 41.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 63.6364% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 41.6667% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 63.6364% 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.

MARTIN COTA

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Mileage

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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 (22)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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