Carrier profile · USDOT 1026540 · MC-429377 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cotton Hill Transportation Inc

DBA SMARTVAN

0 power unitsROCHESTER, IL52/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-429377 INACTIVE

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(217) 498-9341

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

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.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$500K in force

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)$500K in force

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

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$500,000 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

$500K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $500K is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’14 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’03–’07

Empire Fire’07–’10

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $500,000 · ECHELON PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since May 2011

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2014	$1.5M	2
ECHELON PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2011 → May 2012	$1.5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$1.5M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2010	$1.5M	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → May 2007	$1.5M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2002 → May 2003	$1.5M	1

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Equipment

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

ROCHESTER, IL

5123 HUNTER ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5123 HUNTER ROAD, ROCHESTER, IL, 62563
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 498-9341
Cell: (217) 836-9340
Fax: (217) 529-4852
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Barbara A Damery · Charles A Damery
USDOT / docket: 1026540 · MC-429377
First registered: May 7, 2002
Last MCS-150: Oct 30, 2012 · 430,000 mi (2007)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

430,000

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 COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC.

COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1026540) has a Vektor safety score of 52/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $500,000 limit in force from ECHELON PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective May 22, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 30, 2012.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1026540, and its motor carrier number is MC-429377.

Is COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC operates 0 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC based?

COTTON HILL TRANSPORTATION INC is based in ROCHESTER, IL.

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