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DOT TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 424023 MC# 235436 DUNS# 824618813 Mt Sterling, IL Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(217) 773-4411 tim.eckhardt@dotfoods.com 1 Dot Way, Mt Sterling IL 62353
1,853 power units · all owned 2,395 drivers 197M mi/yr · ~106k per unit
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HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.6 / 100
High confidence
36 yrs history · 3,569 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1,853
Drivers · CDL
2,395 · 2,395
Annual miles
197M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 1850 0 0 1850
Trailers 2920 0 0 2920

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-28-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
10-15-1990 (36 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-28-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BRYAN LANGSTON
Officer
TIM ECKHARDT

Cargo

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
116
6 fatalities · 47 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
3,569
87% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
5.6%
92 of 1,653
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
9 of 3,568
Violations
581
106 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 457 inspections, 11 out of service 457 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 369 inspections, 13 out of service 369 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 430 inspections, 9 out of service 430 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 498 inspections, 13 out of service 498 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 454 inspections, 22 out of service 454 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 444 inspections, 11 out of service 444 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 460 inspections, 8 out of service 460 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 428 inspections, 12 out of service 428 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 29 inspections.
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What they get cited for

581 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    255 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 117 · Reckless / lane 101 · Seat belt 9 · Phone use 2 · Other 26
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    223 · 96 OOS
    Brakes 71 · Tires 66 · Lights 35 · Cargo securement 12 · Wheels & hubs 11 · 28 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    92 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 45 · Over hours limit 25 · No log 12 · False log 10
  • Driver fitness No alert
    7 · 7 OOS
    No valid CDL 5 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    4 · 1 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    8
    2026
    Montana
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dusk, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    7
    2026
    Kentucky
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    31
    2026
    Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Aug
    6
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Wyoming
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    26
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    22
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • May
    1
    2026
    Illinois
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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$1,000,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
on record since Apr 14, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1993
Cargo filing
on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since Dec 31, 2003
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Illinois (HQ) 856
  • Tennessee 365
  • California 304
  • Mississippi 158
  • Kansas 148
  • New Mexico 141
  • Missouri 138
  • Maryland 128

24% of inspections were in its home state.

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