THE COTTER MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 3
- Drivers · CDL
- 3 · 2
- Annual miles
- 7,600 ~3k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tractors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trailers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Beyond 100 miles), Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles), Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA rating
- Conditional (Sep 8, 1994)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 32 yrs ago)
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 13, 2026 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 17473570
- Officer
- CHRISTINE FERRIS
- Phone
- (330) 535-5115
- christine@cottermoving.com
- Address
- 905 Miami St, Akron OH 44311
Cargo
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA recordViolations
0 on the FMCSA recordNo violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Crashes
FMCSA record · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceThe live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $750,000 · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.on record since Apr 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1994
- Cargo filing
- required · on file · TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. since Apr 1, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY → TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. (Apr 2026); TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. → GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Apr 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
0 driver inspections · 0 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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