GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC
USDOT 214402
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (36 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate11.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 214402 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-180213 |
| Legal Name | GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5074853595 |
| Address | 599 3RD ST N, Wood Lake, MN, 56297 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20081020) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 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 | 42 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-11-03 — MN — towaway
- 2025-06-03 — MN — towaway
- 2023-10-16 — MN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (6), 12 (3), 20 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 36 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 36 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,043,983 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-JAN-26 |
GARY KOTEK TRUCKING INC operates 36 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MN.
Nearby
Other carriers in Wood Lake, MN
- D & D SCHWERIN INC — USDOT 464384, 12 power units
- WEST SIDE IMPLEMENT CO — USDOT 397737, 1 power units
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