OTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 3914486 MC# 1446047 Watertown, MA Authorized For-Hire
(614) 707-8499 otztransportation@gmail.com 167 Westminster Ave, Watertown MA 02472
40 tractors · all leased 40 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 79.8 / 100
Moderate confidence
4 yrs history · 65 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
40
Drivers · CDL
40 · 40
Annual miles
1 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 40 0 40
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
07-09-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-25-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
NICOLAS ANTONIASSI ORTIZ ALVES

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

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 0.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 1.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
1.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.8 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.01× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • Lapse in liability filings
    38 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Oct 8, 2025 – Nov 15, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Drivers put out of service
    5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Oct 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 3
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Nov 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
65
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
19.0%
8 of 42
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.7%
5 of 65
National avg 6.7%
Violations
58
13 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 19 inspections, 4 out of service 19 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 26 inspections, 3 out of service 26 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q4 '25
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.013 0.027
Inspections 1.29 1.02
Violations 0.72 0.71
Critical violations 0.14 0.14

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

What they get cited for

58 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    29 · 8 OOS
    Brakes 9 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 5 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    17 · 4 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · No log 6 · False log 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    11 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 5 · Phone use 2 · Speeding 1 · Other 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • Jan
    24
    2025
    New Mexico
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.

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 · Concert Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Apr 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2025
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
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 4 changes: PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. → CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2026); MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC → PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. (Nov 2025); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC (Apr 2025)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Apr 15, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • 38 days without a liability filing (Oct 8, 2025 – Nov 15, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 4, 2022)

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
  • New Mexico 16
  • California 13
  • New York 5
  • Utah 5
  • Alabama 3
  • Arizona 3
  • Colorado 3
  • Indiana 3

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 65 inspections were in Massachusetts.