Carrier profile · USDOT 3296446 · MC-1044762 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

MIKE COTTON

DBA MCT

0 power unitsVOLGA, SD74/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-1044762 BROKER ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(605) 627-6274 Email dispatchpincheotis@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 23, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityEstablished 7 yearsNo insurance on file

Watch · 2

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Unclassified

Fleet signal still resolving

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

4 filings on record — no auto-liability (BIPD) continuity to chart.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

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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): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

VOLGA, SD

638 E HIGHWAY 14

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 company officer with other carriers

mike cotton — 2 carriers: USDOT 760151

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 638 E HIGHWAY 14, VOLGA, SD, 57071
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (605) 627-6274
Email: pincheotis@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Mike Cotton
USDOT / docket: 3296446 · MC-1044762
First registered: Jun 6, 2019
Last MCS-150: Jun 6, 2019 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

—Drivers

—CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 MIKE COTTON.

MIKE COTTON (USDOT 3296446) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 23, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

It reports 0 power units in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 6, 2019.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.