Carrier profile · USDOT 214402 · MC-180213 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Gary Kotek Trucking Inc

36 power unitsavg 11.8 yrRegional · 6 statesWOOD LAKE, MN93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-180213 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

25Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(507) 485-3595 Email dispatchKotek@redred.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%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 — 14 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.1 pts 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 6

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 36-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
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 ’10 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Auto Owners’94–’04

Occidental Fire’04–’07

Empire Fire’07–’10

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2010

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2007 → Feb 2010	$750K	5
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2004 → Feb 2007	$750K	4
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1994 → Feb 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 25

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

34.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

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

Home base

WOOD LAKE, MN

599 3RD ST N

Top corridor

SD ⇄ MN

SD 14 · MN 14 · ND 4

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 338125 USDOT 2425318 USDOT 3130532 USDOT 1741581 USDOT 3590768 USDOT 1559135 USDOT 821186 USDOT 3705042

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@redred.com — 61 carriers: USDOT 494627 USDOT 551309 USDOT 625565 USDOT 656162 USDOT 702918 USDOT 745206 USDOT 786641 USDOT 806157

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 599 3RD ST N, WOOD LAKE, MN, 56297
Mailing address: P O BOX 37, WOOD LAKE, MN, 56297
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (507) 485-3595
Fax: (507) 485-3186
Email: kotek@redred.com
Web domain: redred.com

Registration

Officers: Gary D Kotek · Andrew L Kotek
USDOT / docket: 214402 · MC-180213
First registered: Jun 17, 1982
Last MCS-150: Jan 6, 2026 · 1,043,983 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 20, 2008
D-U-N-S: 112874086

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,043,983

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 GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC.

GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC (USDOT 214402) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 28, 2010 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 20, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 214402, and its motor carrier number is MC-180213.

Is GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC's safety record?

GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 60 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC's fleet?

GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC operates 36 power units and 36 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC based?

GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC is based in WOOD LAKE, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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