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DOT 208644 is operated by OTTO KNAPP TRANSPORTATION INC out of Madison, NE. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
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Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
OTTO KNAPP TRANSPORTATION INC was last inspected on 2026-09-04. We've recorded 1 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
OTTO KNAPP TRANSPORTATION INC is registered as 276838. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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Evidence, severity, and resolution notes for each signal on this carrier.
Offer with confidence — current authority and clean operations.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
1 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
This carrier has fewer than 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — too thin for meaningful CSA scoring.
Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
No published reviews yet. Worked with this carrier? Your review starts the record.
Not enough claim reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before claims history unlocks
Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
No community reports for this carrier. Had a fraud or cargo-theft incident? Your report warns the whole network within minutes.
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GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · policy CLP02397L
Current reported fleet · as of Jan 2026. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
The reverse check: whether this freight broker is legit, bonded, and safe to haul for — before you take the load.
Serious payment-risk signals are firing on this broker. Don't haul for them without resolving these first — on this data you may not get paid.
Based on public FMCSA registration, surety-bond, and revocation records. We don't have broker payment-history data — this checks that the broker is authorized and bonded, not that they always pay on time.
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
Authority reactivated on 2026-09-04 after going dormant on 2024-03-12 — the classic chameleon-MC pattern.
This carrier's contact domain (gmail.com) was registered 1995-08-13, long after its operating authority — a freshly-stood-up domain on an older MC is a reactivated-shell signal.