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USDOT 108173MC157240

Kottke Trucking Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

44 years (granted 1982)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

382 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Kottke Trucking Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

211 Hwy 212 East, Buffalo Lake, MN 55314

Phone

(320) 833-5385

Power units

210

Drivers

210

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC157240

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Arch Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 382 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.1%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 382 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

jason@kottke-trucking.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

10

Reportable crashes

10

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 03/2026 · FL 03/2026 · GA 02/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1092025: 1252024: 1162023: 32
Level III — Driver-only: 244Level II — Walk-around: 87Level I — Full: 51
DateStateLevel
Jul 31, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 30, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 26, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 25, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 29, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026FLLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 1, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026LALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026IALevel I — Full
May 13, 2026OKLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 10, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
May 10, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026MNLevel I — Full
May 2, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 24, 2026MNLevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 23, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 20, 2026WALevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 11, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 4, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 29, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 15, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 2, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 16, 2026WILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 16, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 14, 2026IALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026MSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2026SDLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 8, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Feb 5, 2026FLLevel I — Full
Jan 31, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026MNLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 382 inspections on file.

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