OTTER WAY LOGISTICS LLC

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

Policy effective · Dec 22, 2025

On file

1 active operating authority
Insurance on file · $1,000,000 PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
BOC-3 process agent on file dotprocessagents.com llc Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — OTTER WAY LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 4493028)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — dotprocessagents.com llc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4493028/
As of: Aug 30, 2026
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USDOT 4493028 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: DARRELL DOUGLAS Motor Vehicles Based in JOPLIN, MO

FMCSA census as of Aug 30, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235426 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

Operating authority

Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

dotprocessagents.com llc

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4493028

In FMCSA records since Nov 10, 2025

MC / docket MC1776390

Company officer DARRELL DOUGLAS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Motor Vehicles

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 1 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (417) 297-5482

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1523 GRAND AVE

JOPLIN, MO 64804

Mailing

1523 GRAND AVE

JOPLIN, MO 64804-0733

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4493028

In FMCSA records since Nov 10, 2025

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

Active liability insurance

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Insurance
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy effective Dec 22, 2025
Process Agent
dotprocessagents.com llc
BOC-3 on file
Operating Authority
MC1776390
ACTIVE

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trailers	1	0	0
Trucks	1	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →

	6–12 months	Total
Fatalities	0	0
Injuries	0	0
Tow-away	1	1
Crash reports	1	1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 2 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	1	1	0
OOS percentage	50%	50%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

1 active

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

OTTER WAY LOGISTICS LLC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 20.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in KS (1) and MO (1).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet); 1 driver.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 235,426 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 235,426 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 235,426 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2026-07 2026-08

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Kansas (KS)	1	1	100.0%	Jul 9, 2026
Missouri (MO)	1	0	0.0%	Aug 24, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Dodge		2
Kaufman		1
Texas Prid		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	9.00	9	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	20.00	20	—	Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (2 rows) View all 2 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88790319	Aug 24, 2026	MO	1	COLLINS MO	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge MO 92KG8F · 3C63RRGL0RG272264	1	393.9A-LSLI	No
88383107	Jul 9, 2026	KS	1	—	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge MO 92KG8F · 3C63RRGL0RG272264	5	395.8E-HOSPDOOS, 393.43D-B, 393.9A-LBL	Yes

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MO0000117746	Feb 9, 2026	MO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Authority Records (1 docket)

View full authority record →

MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Dec 29, 2025	MC1776390-C	CPL	REVOCATION	CPL →

Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer	Policy #	Type	Limit	Effective	Cancel	Status
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA866629488	91X	$1,000,000	Dec 22, 2025	On file	ACTIVE

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

Dec 29, 2025

authority

GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
Details →

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
COLLINS MO	MO	1	0

Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page