Carrier profile · USDOT 831642 · MC-371030 · Updated Jul 13, 2026

COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC

18 power unitsRegional · 4 statesBERLIN, PA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-371030 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(814) 442-8182 Email dispatchmarylynnbowser8182@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 9 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

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

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 1

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.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 18-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Eastern Atlantic’05–’10

American Guarantee’11–’14

United Financial’16–’21

beyond this history

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2022

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jun 2011 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2011	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2005 → Jun 2010	$750K	5
COMMERCE PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2005	$750K	3
MOUNTAIN LAUREL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Jun 2003	$750K	1
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	1
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 8

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 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

BERLIN, PA

1800 BROTHERTON RD

Top corridor

PA 4 · MD 2 · WV 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4526256Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4526256 USDOT 4029462

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1800 BROTHERTON RD, BERLIN, PA, 15530
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (814) 442-8182
Email: marylynnbowser8182@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Carl Brian Cotter · Michael S Cotter
USDOT / docket: 831642 · MC-371030
First registered: Oct 5, 1999
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 1,778,355 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 21, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,778,355

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 COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC.

COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 831642) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 26, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 21, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jul 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 831642, and its motor carrier number is MC-371030.

Is COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 13, 2026, COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

COTTER & SONS MILK TRANSPORT INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).