OTC INC

DOT# 1410188 MC# 534318 Middletown, OH Authorized For-Hire
(513) 539-0576 mel.mckay@ohiotransport.com 5593 Hamilton Middletown Rd, Middletown OH 45044
31 tractors 30 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~36k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
21 yrs history · 35 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
31
Drivers · CDL
30 · 30
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 20 11 0 31
Trailers 20 8 0 28

Registration

Registered
08-26-2005 (21 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-09-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CHAD HILL

Cargo

55.0
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Paper Products Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.74× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class

The downside is never capped.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.74×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.9 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.9
Similar fleets
1.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 fatal crash (1 death) on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.2 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.49× and violations 1.31× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 31, 2024).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 15 of 44 violations (34%). Light or brake defects led to 1 out-of-service order.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
1 fatality · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
35
31% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.1%
6 of 23
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 35
National avg 6.7%
Violations
44
7 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.027
Inspections 0.84 1.02
Violations 0.71 0.71
Critical violations 0.11 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

44 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    36 · 7 OOS
    Lights 15 · Brakes 6 · Cargo securement 6 · Tires 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Oct
    31
    2024
    Ohio
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Nov 5, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Nov 5, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 3, 2005)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 12
  • Ohio (HQ) 11
  • Kentucky 3
  • North Carolina 3
  • Michigan 2
  • Alabama 1
  • Georgia 1
  • Montana 1

31% of inspections were in its home state.