OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
- Intrastate · 100+ mi66 drivers
- Company officer
- TOM NIGHTINGALE
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2003-01-07
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-05-08
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 0 trucks · 54 buses.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Activity history
2 events- 05/08/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.5M mi reported (2025)
- 01/07/2003Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-05-08
- Reported mileage
- 470,000 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyApril, 2025
- Name changed to "OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC"
- Drivers shrank to 32
January, 2021
First on-record entry — OTTERTAIL COACHES INC, FERGUS FALLS, MN
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