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Otieno Freight LLC

As of Oct 21, 2026, Otieno Freight LLC in Denton, Texas has broker authority status “Active”, in force since Aug 20, 2026, with 0 suspensions or revocations on record.

5517 Marina Dr, Denton, Texas 76208 (940) 977-0079

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov)

Otieno Freight LLC (MC68486883, USDOT 4245651) is a freight broker of property based in Denton, Texas. Broker authority: active (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: authority granted on August 20, 2026. The current authority has been in force since August 20, 2026. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with Merchants National Bonding, Inc., effective May 2026, filed with FMCSA on July 29, 2026.

Key facts

Authority status Active Status of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority age 1–3 months Time since FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority, whatever its status now; a suspension, revocation or reinstatement does not reset it. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker bond ($75,000) Bond or trust fund on file Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85) on file with FMCSA. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond type Surety bond (BMC-84) Surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Surety or trust provider Merchants National Bonding, Inc. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Suspensions and revocations on record 0 FMCSA revocation and suspension actions on the broker authority: involuntary (bond, insurance or process-agent lapses) and voluntary, legacy and Motus history combined and counted once per date. Notices and discontinued proceedings are excluded; a count alone does not establish a coverage gap. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also a motor carrier No Yes means the same docket also holds active motor carrier of property authority. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number 4245651 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Status source FMCSA Motus registration record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest authority action Authority granted source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest action date Aug 20, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority in force since Aug 20, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker authority first granted Aug 20, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date May 15, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond filed with FMCSA Jul 29, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond amount 75,000 USD source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

  1. Aug 20, 2026: Authority granted Official source
  2. Jul 29, 2026: Application filed Official source
  3. Jul 29, 2026: Bond filing recorded

    Merchants National Bonding, Inc.; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedUnknown (the source gives no update date for this record or its dataset)
CollectedOct 21, 2026, 10:47 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveNot given by the source (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: Motus, FMCSA's registration system, is maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Texas

3,550 freight brokers in the dataset are in Texas; 297 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in Texas

Authority status (all 3,550 here): Suspended 19 (<1%) · Revoked 1 (<1%) · Inactive 1 (<1%) · Active 3,289 (93%) · Application pending 200 (6%) · Application withdrawn 40 (1%)

Recent change (all 3,550 here): Application filed (last 14 days) 41 (1%) · New authority (last 14 days) 29 (<1%) · Reinstated (last 30 days) 18 (<1%) · Suspended or revoked (last 30 days) 7 (<1%) · None on record 3,455 (97%)

Authority age (all 3550 in this group): 3–10 years (1,243) · 10+ years (913) · 1–3 years (621) · 3–12 months (339) · 1–3 months (91) · Under 30 days (77) · None on record (266)

City, state (all 3550 in this group): Houston, Texas (476) · Laredo, Texas (460) · Dallas, Texas (144) · El Paso, Texas (132) · San Antonio, Texas (130) · Austin, Texas (102) · 483 other values (2,106)

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