OTTO NELSON MOVING AND STORAGE INC

Kenosha, WI · Interstate · 11 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 1, 1974 (52 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC55794: Household goods carrier, Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
Cargo cover filed: $5,000
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 3 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC55794 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Household goods carrier
Motor Carrier of Household Goods
Active
Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. Cargo cover filed: $5,000.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
CargoMC55794—The Hanover Insurance Company
Policy RH1 D936159 · BMC-34
$5,000Jun 1, 2019Active
Liability (BI&PD)MC55794—Vanliner Insurance Company
Policy MRV686110000 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jun 1, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

3inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 3 · Wisconsin avg 19.9%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 3 · Wisconsin avg 2.8%
2violations written on inspection reports
3 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 24, 2025IL20No
Jul 22, 2025WI21No
Jun 26, 2025WI21No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Wisconsin average covers 42,218 vehicle and 76,980 driver inspections of all Wisconsin-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

1 violation counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 2 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareWisconsin share
Vehicle Maintenance10100.0%63.4%
1 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939AHLLH
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Wisconsin column is the mix across all Wisconsin-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

1crashes
0fatal
0injury
1tow-away
Crash details
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
May 20, 2025ND00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number46631
MC / docketMC55794
Legal nameOTTO NELSON MOVING AND STORAGE INC
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units11
Drivers12
Annual mileage74,910 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Oct 15, 1987)
USDOT number addedJun 1, 1974 · 52 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJun 11, 2026

Cargo carried

Household Goods

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about OTTO NELSON MOVING AND STORAGE INC

What does OTTO NELSON MOVING AND STORAGE INC's operating authority allow?

MC55794: Household goods carrier (may move household goods for hire); Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about OTTO NELSON MOVING AND STORAGE INC is old or missing?

There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate.

What should I verify before booking OTTO NELSON MOVING AND STORAGE INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 46631. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (414) 654-2171, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC55794, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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