COTTRELL TRUCK LINES INC
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
2
Tow-away
2
Injury
1
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi30 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi10 drivers
- Company officer
- CAROL COTTRELL
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-03-06
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 41 trucks · 41 owned tractors · 97 owned trailers.
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
38 events- 03/06/2025MCS-150 update filed
4.8M mi reported (2024)
- 02/10/2024Insurance filed — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A0015082001
- 02/10/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LJO0000001
- 01/16/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/06/2024)
- 02/10/2020Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0055837
- 02/10/2013Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
BIPD/Primary · policy TFM 500986
- 01/14/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/08/2013)
- 02/11/2012Insurance cancelled — LM INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy AT5-Z11-259383-01
- 02/10/2012Insurance replaced — LM INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy AT5-Z11-259383-01
- 01/17/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/09/2012)
- 03/13/2011Insurance cancelled — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 790001760
- 02/10/2011Insurance replaced — LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy AT7-Z11-259383-01
- 02/10/2010Insurance replaced — LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AT2-111-259383-01
- 03/17/2007Insurance cancelled — CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 2084047177
- 02/20/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/01/2007)
- 02/10/2007Insurance replaced — CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 2084047177
- 02/10/2007Insurance replaced — HANOVER INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy IHV8750031
- 02/10/2006Insurance replaced — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy R846389
- 02/10/2006Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTI100227
- 01/17/2006CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/10/2006)
- 12/09/2005Insurance cancelled — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy R846389
- 11/17/2005Insurance replaced — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy R846389
- 02/10/2005Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 429933
- 02/10/2005Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTI100227
- 02/01/2005Insurance replaced — ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy IM06904661
- 01/14/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/07/2005)
- 02/19/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/20/2004)
- 02/10/2004Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 389737
- 02/10/2004Insurance replaced — THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.
CARGO · policy MT613373
- 02/10/2003Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 376515
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2002-11-13
- Last review
- 2024-08-28
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-03-06
- Reported mileage
- 4,772,773 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — COTTRELL TRUCK LINES INC, WEST HAVEN, CT
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