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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1463895· MC553023· CARRIER· EIN 20-4281429
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OTTERTAIL TRUCKING LLC

1116 N TOWER RD, FERGUS FALLS, MN, 56537(218) 739-3393tnelson@mncoaches.comMICHAEL R CLARK
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC553023

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 03/20/2025
SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY· policy A3282589
Authority history (5) ▾
04/10/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/18/2025)
03/27/2018COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/17/2018)
06/24/2013COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/10/2013)
11/23/2009COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/24/2010)
03/10/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (10) ▾
  1. SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.$750KName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/20/2018 → 05/13/2025
  2. SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/20/2018 → 03/20/2025
  3. THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/20/2013 → 04/23/2018
  4. THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/20/2013 → 03/20/2018
  5. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 03/25/2009 → 07/21/2013
  6. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/24/2009 → 07/21/2013
  7. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/24/2009 → 03/20/2013
  8. THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/20/2013 → 03/20/2013
  9. GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN$750KReplaced
    CARGO · eff 02/17/2006 → 03/25/2009
  10. GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/17/2006 → 02/24/2009

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · August 28, 2026

0 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
OOS violations
0
Distinct codes

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
1
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
5
5 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
Company officer
MICHAEL R CLARK
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2006-02-16
Last MCS-150 update
2025-04-03
Census status
I

Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 9 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 7 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

7
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
5
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: MICHAEL RAY CLARK (USDOT 611857, registered 1995) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 5
1
MICHAEL R CLARK
USDOT 1582448Inactive· THURMONT, MD
Strong
Officer
2
MICHAEL RAY CLARK
USDOT 611857Inactive· BORING, OR
Strong
Officer
3
MONARCH BUS SERVICE LLC
USDOT 1091376Active· MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Strong
Email
4
RELIANT MOTORCOACHES LLC
USDOT 311081Active· HASTINGS, MN
Strong
Email
5
RELIANT STUDENT TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 859547Active· DULUTH, MN
Strong
Email
Medium· 2
MINN-DAKOTA COACHES LLC
USDOT 235385Active· FERGUS FALLS, MN
Medium
PhoneAddress
OTTERTAIL COACHES LLC
USDOT 1085500Active· FERGUS FALLS, MN
Medium
MailingPhone

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

17 events
  1. 05/13/2025Insurance name changed — SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy A3282589

  2. 04/10/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/18/2025)

  3. 04/03/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  4. 03/20/2025Insurance filed — SECURA INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A3282589

  5. 03/20/2025Insurance replaced — SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy A3282589

  6. 04/23/2018Insurance cancelled — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy EBA 018 52 43

  7. 03/27/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/17/2018)

  8. 03/20/2018Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy EBA 018 52 43

  9. 07/21/2013Insurance cancelled — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

    CARGO · policy 3C85290

  10. 06/24/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/10/2013)

  11. 03/20/2013Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 3E85290

  12. 03/20/2013Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy EBA 018 52 43

  13. 11/23/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/24/2010)

  14. 03/25/2009Insurance replaced — GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN

    CARGO · policy CIM0400754

  15. 02/24/2009Insurance replaced — GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN

    BIPD/Primary · policy CBA0400754

  16. 03/10/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  17. 02/16/2006Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-04-03
Reported mileage
92,000 mi (2024)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. March, 2021

    • Drivers grew to 13

  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — OTTERTAIL TRUCKING INC, FERGUS FALLS, MN

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.