Goettle Equipment Company Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
20 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Richard Goettle Inc
DBA
Goettle Equipment Company Inc
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
12071 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45231-1032
Phone
(513) 825-8100
Power units
14
Drivers
14
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
20.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 20 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
15.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 20 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
shennessy@goettle.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
1
With fatalities
Most recent: GA 02/2026 · NC 01/2022 · OH 09/2014 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 9, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 4, 2026 | GA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 3, 2026 | PA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 27, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 17, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 22, 2025 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 5, 2025 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 30, 2025 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 31, 2025 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 6, 2025 | PA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 16, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 16, 2024 | OH | Level I — Full |
| Jun 14, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 1, 2024 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 29, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 24, 2024 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 29, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 21, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 5, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 20 of 20 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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