Carrier profile · USDOT 1954558 · MC-788166 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC

5 power unitsavg 9.4 yrMulti-region · 15 statesIRVING, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-788166 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(810) 513-9824 Email dispatchCHARLES@OTISTRANS.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 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-mo42.9%

▲ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.4 yr

Model years 2012–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 29.2 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: Active
Contract: None
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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Specialty’21–’23

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC · since Mar 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2024	$750K	3
CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	2
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Dec 2014 → Mar 2016	$750K	3
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Nov 2012 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2012 → Nov 2012	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.4 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

58.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

IRVING, TX

1915 PETERS ROAD

Top corridor

AR ⇄ TX

AR 3 · OK 3 · KS 2

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 69310 USDOT 1075604 USDOT 1732533 USDOT 2078358 USDOT 74432 USDOT 2509773 USDOT 2366893 USDOT 1259745

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1915 PETERS ROAD, IRVING, TX, 75061
Mailing address: P O BOX 154176, IRVING, TX, 75015
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (810) 513-9824
Fax: (214) 614-5140
Email: charles@otistrans.com
Web domain: otistrans.com

Registration

Officer: Charles Kwamanga
USDOT / docket: 1954558 · MC-788166
First registered: Oct 15, 2009
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 481,522 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 7, 2015
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

481,522

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 OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1954558) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC effective Mar 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 7, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1954558, and its motor carrier number is MC-788166.

Is OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

OTIS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).