KOCH EXCAVATING COMPANY

DOT# 601124 MC# 430295 Columbus, NE Authorized For-Hire
(402) 564-6116 kochexcavating@gpcom.net 5211 Howard Blvd, Columbus NE 68601
23 power units · all owned 21 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~49k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.3 / 100
Moderate confidence
31 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
23
Drivers · CDL
21 · 21
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 17 0 0 17
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 22 0 0 22

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
05-10-1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-16-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARJORIE KOCH
Officer
STEVEN R KOCH

Cargo

60.7
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Building Materials Other: GRAVEL ROCK SAND Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

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 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 0.85×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.61× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.34× and violations 0.66×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 6
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.022 0.027
Inspections 0.54 1.02
Violations 0.17 0.71
Critical violations 0.00 0.14

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

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Lights 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • 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
  • May
    28
    2025
    Nebraska
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Dec 30, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2002
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 4, 2013)

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
  • Nebraska (HQ) 8
  • Colorado 5
  • California 1
  • Wyoming 1