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4756 STATE ROUTE 46, CORTLAND, OH, 44410

DOT# 1289120 MC# 502047 Cortland, Ohio 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Conditional

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 6, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Jul 6, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 18, 2024
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Dec 5, 2024
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Nov 25, 2024
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Nov 25, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 24, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(330) 559-3740

Fax(234) 244-4289

Email[email protected]

Physical Address4756 STATE ROUTE 46, CORTLAND, OH, 44410

Mailing Address4756 STATE ROUTE 46, CORTLAND, OH, 44410

Other Companies at This Address

Address4756 STATE ROUTE 46, CORTLAND, OH 44410

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
COTTERMAN TRUCKING LLC this company	1289120	(330) 559-3740	Active
GARY COTTERMAN	4414580	(330) 559-3740	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC502047

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Company Overview

COTTERMAN TRUCKING LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Cortland, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 21 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/27/2004. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 700,000 miles (2024). 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 6 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The FMCSA has assigned a Conditional safety rating. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through CANAL INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, COTTERMAN TRUCKING LLC has a Trust Score of 81/100 (Excellent).

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 .54 · 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 4.33 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage700,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingConditional

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review07/06/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective01/05/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT3111480015

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers4

Mileage700,000 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingConditional

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/06/2022 | Rated: 11/17/2019

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

3 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

2 crashes -

2025

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 2025, 4 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
11/25/2024	KIDDER TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/24/2024	MIFFLIN (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 4 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 3 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
07/06/2025	CT	Walk-Around (Level II)	UNION SCALE	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
12/18/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB MM 276.2 KIDDER TWP - E	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I80 E 0 FEET NORTH OF UNNAM	4	0	4	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I80 EB AT SR309 BUTLER TOWNSHI	3	1	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2011-08-29	Unsatisfactory = Unfit	ACTIVE	2011-09-06

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT3111480015	$750,000	10/13/2023	07/31/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT3111480015	$750,000	10/13/2023	08/23/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZE1120	$750,000	10/06/2019	08/08/2022	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZE1120	$750,000	10/06/2019	10/06/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZE1120	$750,000	10/06/2019	07/05/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0033322	$750,000	10/06/2017	10/06/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS068484	$750,000	10/06/2016	10/06/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS055949	$750,000	10/06/2015	10/06/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	70TRS038202	$750,000	10/06/2014	10/06/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06195104	$750,000	10/06/2013	10/06/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06195103	$750,000	10/06/2012	10/06/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06195102	$750,000	10/06/2011	10/06/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06195101	$0	10/06/2010	04/29/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06195101	$750,000	10/06/2010	10/06/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010895-1	$750,000	10/06/2009	10/06/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010895-1	$750,000	10/06/2009	11/09/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010895-1	$0	10/06/2009	10/06/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010895-1	$0	10/06/2009	11/09/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN622021	$0	10/06/2008	11/06/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN622021	$0	10/06/2008	10/06/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN622021	$750,000	10/06/2008	11/06/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN622021	$750,000	10/06/2008	10/06/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA02371701	$0	10/06/2007	10/06/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA02371701	$750,000	10/06/2007	10/06/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	492820	$750,000	10/06/2006	10/06/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C352896	$0	10/06/2006	10/06/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	468748	$750,000	10/06/2005	10/06/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C326411	$0	10/06/2005	10/06/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	399327	$1,000,000	10/06/2004	10/06/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C315564	$0	10/06/2004	10/06/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT3111480015	$750,000	07/31/2024	02/01/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CT3111480015	$750,000	07/31/2024	01/09/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-ZE1120	$750,000	07/05/2022	10/06/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC502047	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/22/2004	OUT OF SERVICE	08/29/2011
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/11/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2023
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/11/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2017
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/11/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2006
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/10/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/25/2007
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/06/2016
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/01/2015
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2011
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2008
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/27/2005
MC502047	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	09/08/2011	-	-
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/29/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/01/2024
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/06/2022
MC502047	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/10/2025

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81/100

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 81

−12

−7

Starts at 100−19 totalFinal 81

Conditional safety rating−12

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−7

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

Conditional rating (acceptable, but not Unsatisfactory).

What's lowering this score

-12

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA assigned a Conditional safety rating.

-7

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−7 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 5 vehicles (~0.4 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) knockout	−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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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

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