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USDOT 424023MC235436

Dot Transportation Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

34 years (granted 1991)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

5,036 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

Dot Transportation Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

1 Dot Way, Mt Sterling, IL 62353

Phone

(217) 773-4411

Power units

1,853

Drivers

2,395

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC235436

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

34 — Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
84 — Rli Insurance Company
91X — Travelers Property Casualty Co. Of America · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 5,036 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

2.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 5,036 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

tim.eckhardt@dotfoods.com — company domain

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Domain age

dotfoods.com registered 1995-10-07 (31 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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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

114

Reportable crashes

111

Tow-aways

30

With injuries

6

With fatalities

Most recent: VA 08/2026 · WY 07/2026 · OH 07/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1,1502025: 1,7512024: 1,6772023: 458
Level III — Driver-only: 2,717Level I — Full: 1,470Level II — Walk-around: 848Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Aug 25, 2026MTLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026OKLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 24, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Aug 23, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 22, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026ORLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2026DELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026NMLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 17, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026NVLevel I — Full
Aug 17, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 17, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 16, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 16, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 14, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 12, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026CALevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 11, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026AZLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 10, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 10, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 9, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 6, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026IALevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 5,036 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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