Carrier profile · USDOT 1085500 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesFERGUS FALLS, MN100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

8.9Avg age (yr)

2013–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 739-3393 Email dispatchcottenbacher@ottertailcoaches.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Established 24 yearsNo BASIC safety alerts

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 0
Trailers (towed): 0

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FERGUS FALLS, MN

1116 N TOWER ROAD

Top corridor

MN 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ottertailcoaches.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 235385

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1116 N TOWER ROAD, FERGUS FALLS, MN, 56538
Mailing address: PO BOX 402, FERGUS FALLS, MN, 56538
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (218) 739-3393
Email: cottenbacher@ottertailcoaches.com
Web domain: ottertailcoaches.com

Registration

Officers: Tom Nightingale · Tom Severson
USDOT / docket: 1085500
First registered: Jan 7, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 470,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 2.13
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

470,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC.

OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC (USDOT 1085500) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 66 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC's USDOT number?

OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC's USDOT number is 1085500.

Is OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC's safety record?

OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 12 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).