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Company CheckKOTTKES BUS SERVICE INC · DOT 844074

13625 JAY ST NW, ANDOVER, MN, 55304

DOT# 844074 MC# 1725289 Andover, Minnesota 1 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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183

Power Units

232

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

10 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 8

Jul 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 31, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 30, 2025
Crash reported, 1 fatality.
Jun 27, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 24, 2025
GRANTED MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address13625 JAY ST NW, ANDOVER, MN, 55304

Mailing Address13625 JAY ST NW, ANDOVER, MN, 55304

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1725289

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating1 years

All Docket Numbers

MC1725289

Cargo Transported

Passengers

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Pass. Business)Private (Pass. Non-Business) Passenger Carrier

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 .1 · 3 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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,517,213 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

232

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

232

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal1

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review02/24/2015

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyNEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.

Policy #AU202400019852

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet183 units

Drivers232

Mileage2,517,213 mi

Operating1 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal1

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Driver Inspections

Total33

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total13

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 02/24/2015

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

3 · 2 OOS -

2024

27 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

11 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

5 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

3 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 Jul 2026, 34 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 (7)

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
10/31/2025	COON RAPIDS	MN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
09/30/2025	ANDOVER	MN	1	5	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
06/27/2025	COON RAPIDS	MN	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/29/2024	COON RAPIDS	MN	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
02/07/2024	BLAINE	MN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
01/19/2024	ANOKA	MN	0	0	1	2	Freezing Rain	Ice	Dark - Not Lighted
11/21/2023	COON RAPIDS	MN	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

25 roadside violations across 34 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 25 violations · 18 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 (46)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/24/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2026	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/03/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	SAINT PAUL MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	19	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	SAINT PAUL MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	MN	Full (Level I)	BLAINE MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BLAINE MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT PAUL MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAINT PAUL MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAMSEY MN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROGERS MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROGERS MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/27/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROGERS MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2024	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	MINNEAPOLIS MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	RICE MN	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ANDOVER MN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER MN	12	0	12	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	13772 GROUSE ST NW A02 AND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	13772 GROUSE ST NW A02 AND	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ANDOVER	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	BLAINE	4	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/02/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	LAKEVILLE	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	COON RAPIDS	7	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/03/2023	MN	Full (Level I)	13575 JAY ST NW A02 AND	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections32

Unsafe Driving 3% 3 viols

HOS Compliance 0% 0 viols

Driver Fitness 0% 0 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 0% 0 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202500019852	$5,000,000	06/06/2025	06/06/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202500019852	$5,000,000	06/06/2025	07/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202400019852	$5,000,000	06/06/2024	06/06/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202400019852	$5,000,000	06/06/2024	07/11/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1725289	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/24/2025	-	-

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

Fatal crash 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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 1 year(s) ago.

-3

Fatal crash on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 183 vehicles (~0.02 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% 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: 4 crash(es) across 183 vehicles (~0.02 per vehicle); 1 fatal (25% 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.

KOTTKES BUS SERVICE INC

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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

Crash Records (7)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (46)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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