TELLO LOGISTICS LLC

DOT# 3940554 MC# 1463321 Waukee, IA Authorized For-Hire
(641) 455-4147 otto.tello.1210@gmail.com 1345 E Hickman Rd Unit 328, Waukee IA 50263
8 power units · all owned 4 drivers 237k mi/yr · ~30k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 69.6 / 100
Low confidence
4 yrs history · 13 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
4 · 0
Annual miles
237k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 0 0 4
Tractors 4 0 0 4
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
08-23-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-30-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
OTONIEL TELLO

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.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 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 0.82×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Brakes and cargo securement
    Brakes are 6 of 19 violations (32%). Brake or cargo securement defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
13
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.3%
3 of 11
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
National avg 6.7%
Violations
19
7 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.039
Inspections 1.56 1.41
Violations 1.19 1.44
Critical violations 0.12 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

19 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    12 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 6 · Cargo securement 2 · Lights 2 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    English proficiency 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 17, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 21, 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
  • Iowa (HQ) 5
  • South Dakota 3
  • Illinois 2
  • Indiana 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Wisconsin 1