Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 156604 · MC-325061
OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC
4 power unitsWHITE CITY, OR
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-325061 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC safe to work with?
Is OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC safe to load? OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 156604, MC-325061) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in WHITE CITY, OR, operating 4 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ODOTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+2 earlier
United States · 97–99
Nationwide Agribusiness · 01–14
19972014
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2001 → May 2014 | $1M | 1 |
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2000 → Sep 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jul 1999 → Aug 2000 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Jul 1997 → Sep 1999 | $1M | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WHITE CITY, OR
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mac.com — 1018 carriers: USDOT 43276USDOT 139700USDOT 178110USDOT 205512USDOT 348330USDOT 349901USDOT 357853USDOT 360980
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 8290 14TH ST, WHITE CITY, OR, 97503
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 2365, WHITE CITY, OR, 97503
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (541) 826-5550
- Fax
- (541) 826-3894
- gotten@mac.com
- Web domain
- mac.com
Registration
- Officer
- Garrett Otten
- USDOT / docket
- 156604 · MC-325061
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 04/08/2010 · 50,000 mi (2007)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 62998158
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number?
OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number is 156604, and its motor carrier number is MC-325061.
Is OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC's fleet?
OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC operates 4 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC based?
OTTEN DISTRIBUTING INC is based in WHITE CITY, OR.