KOTACO FUELS INC
USDOT 201734 · Doing business as NICHELSON OIL
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (170 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileFederated Reserve Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate10.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 201734 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-157313 |
| Legal Name | KOTACO FUELS INC |
| DBA Name | NICHELSON OIL |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7012329215 |
| Address | 1902 7TH AVE N, Fargo, ND, 58102 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20050915) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Federated Reserve Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-01-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federated Reserve Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-01-01 | — |
| Federated Mutual Insurance Company | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2017-03-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2017-05-19 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 128 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-05-29 — CO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-02-21 — NE — towaway
- 2024-12-03 — ND — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (45), 15 (20), 20 (19).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 170 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 133 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,000,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 09-MAY-25 |
KOTACO FUELS INC operates 170 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in ND.
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