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MOTT'S AUTOMOTIVE INC

DBA: MOTT'S WRECKER SERVICE

USDOT 737599 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JIMMY MOTT Company officer 2: ALICIA MOTT Motor Vehicles Driveaway / Towaway Machinery / Large Objects Based in MARION, TX
Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Jul 17, 2007
Coverage resumed · Nov 23, 2009
Common (Property) reinstated · Sep 13, 2011
Common (Property) reinstated · Jul 24, 2007
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 1123 days Jun 19, 2004 → Jul 17, 2007
  • Prior insurance gap · 313 days Jan 14, 2009 → Nov 23, 2009
  • Common (Property) gap · 966 days Inactive Jan 20, 2009 → reinstated Sep 13, 2011
  • Common (Property) gap · 1121 days Inactive Jun 28, 2004 → reinstated Jul 24, 2007
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — MOTT'S AUTOMOTIVE INC (USDOT 737599)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 1123 days — Jun 19, 2004 → Jul 17, 2007
  • Prior insurance gap · 313 days — Jan 14, 2009 → Nov 23, 2009
  • Common (Property) gap · 966 days — Inactive Jan 20, 2009 → reinstated Sep 13, 2011
  • Common (Property) gap · 1121 days — Inactive Jun 28, 2004 → reinstated Jul 24, 2007

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/737599/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
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=132139 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: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

SERVICE OF PROCESS AGENTS, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 737599
In FMCSA records since Mar 26, 1998 (~28y)
MC / docket MC405388
Company officer JIMMY MOTT
Company officer 2 ALICIA MOTT
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles, Driveaway / Towaway, Machinery / Large Objects
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 300,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (866) 620-0455
Email: [email protected]
Physical
4753 GIN ROAD
MARION, TX 78124
Mailing
PO BOX 719
MARION, TX 78124
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 737599
In FMCSA records since Mar 26, 1998 (~28y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 300,000 mi
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
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

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0
Trucks 5 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 5 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 2 2
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

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

Power Units
6
Drivers
4
Inspections
1
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
1
5 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

MOTT'S AUTOMOTIVE INC is a motor carrier based in MARION, TX, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 737599. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 6 power units and 4 drivers, with 1 roadside inspection on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

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.

Carrier overview

MOTT'S AUTOMOTIVE INC is a small fleet, operating 6 power units and 4 drivers, based in Marion, TX. FMCSA records show no roadside inspections in the last 24 months but 1 reportable crash during the same window. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

No roadside inspections were recorded in the last 24 months, down from 1 in the prior 24-month window.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 6 power units (small fleet); 4 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
3 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 132,139 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 132,139 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 132,139 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gaps detected (2)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 20, 2009 to Sep 13, 2011 (966 days)
  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 28, 2004 to Jul 24, 2007 (1121 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (3)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jun 19, 2004 to Jul 17, 2007 (1123 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 14, 2009 to Nov 23, 2009 (313 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Apr 13, 2025 to Apr 13, 2026 (365 days)
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
79149767 Jul 13, 2023 TX 1 IH 10 EASTBOUND KINGSBURY
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
TX T3199L · 1NK1X4TXXNJ133526
0 — No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX75RDHQE1UU May 20, 2025 TX 0 2 Yes No Injury
TX6HF9HQE1E7 Dec 16, 2022 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX5K1EHQE14Q Sep 8, 2019 TX 0 3 Yes No Injury
TX4N09HQE1N7 Jun 7, 2016 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX245274202G Mar 7, 2003 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC405388
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)

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
Apr 23, 2020 MC405388-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Sep 13, 2011 MC405388-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Jul 24, 2007 MC405388-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (37 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP735875 BIPD/Primary $1,000,000 Apr 13, 2026 On file ACTIVE
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP735875 91X $1,000,000 Apr 13, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Coverage gap — 365 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Apr 13, 2025 to Apr 13, 2026
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY BIC-WS-01591-01 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2024 Apr 13, 2025 REPLACED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY BIC-WS-01591-00 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2024 CANCELLED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY BIC-WS-01591-00 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023 REPLACED
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY BIC-WS-01591-00 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2023 May 20, 2023 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP318296 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2022 Apr 13, 2023 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP213774 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2021 Apr 14, 2022 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP213774 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2021 Apr 13, 2022 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109633 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2020 Apr 15, 2021 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP109633 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2020 Apr 13, 2021 REPLACED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP005788 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2019 Apr 13, 2020 CANCELLED
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY K2GP902253 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2018 Apr 13, 2019 CANCELLED
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY PTOWK009757-00 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2017 Apr 13, 2018 CANCELLED
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO. 01 CI 757000 10 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2014 Apr 13, 2017 CANCELLED
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY TIP-CL-0011356-1 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2013 Apr 13, 2014 CANCELLED
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY TIP-CL-0011356-0 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2012 Apr 13, 2013 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY TOW 4410487-00 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2011 May 12, 2012 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY TOW 4410487-00 CARGO — Apr 13, 2011 May 12, 2012 CANCELLED
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY TOW 4410487-00 BIPD/Primary — Apr 13, 2011 Apr 13, 2012 REPLACED
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY P0032 560 528 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2009 Apr 13, 2011 REPLACED
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY P0032 560 528 CARGO — Nov 23, 2009 May 5, 2011 CANCELLED
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY P0032 560 528 CARGO — Nov 23, 2009 Apr 13, 2011 REPLACED
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY P0032 560 528 BIPD/Primary — Nov 23, 2009 May 5, 2011 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Apr 13, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  2. Apr 13, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Apr 13, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 13, 2025
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 365 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 13, 2026)
  5. Apr 13, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 29, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. May 20, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Apr 21, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Apr 13, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Apr 13, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Apr 14, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Apr 13, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Apr 12, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Apr 15, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Apr 13, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Apr 8, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Apr 23, 2020
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  18. Apr 20, 2020
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  19. Apr 20, 2020
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  20. Apr 13, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Apr 15, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  22. Apr 13, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Apr 13, 2018
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. Apr 13, 2018
    insurance
    CANCEL — PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Apr 13, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.
  26. Apr 4, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  27. Apr 13, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY
  28. Mar 28, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  29. Apr 13, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY
  30. Apr 12, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  31. May 12, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
  32. May 12, 2012
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
  33. Apr 13, 2012
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
  34. May 5, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  35. Apr 13, 2011
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  36. Jan 20, 2009
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  37. Jan 20, 2009
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  38. Jan 20, 2009
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 966 days (through Sep 13, 2011)
  39. Jan 14, 2009
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  40. Jan 14, 2009
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 313 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Nov 23, 2009)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
IH 10 EASTBOUND KINGSBURY TX 1 0
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