Carrier profile · USDOT 182466 · MC-154306 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cooper Air Freight Service Inc

61 power unitsavg 6.3 yrNational · 22 statesMEMPHIS, TN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-154306 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

54 observed · MCS-150

52Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 775-5007 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 129 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

22 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

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19 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 9, 2026.

Safety

71 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 71 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

67 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '26 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 61-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 71
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’21 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’94–’99

Great West’03–’09

State Automobile’12–’16

National Interstate’17–’21

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Oct 2021	$750K	7
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	May 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2016	$750K	2
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Jun 2012	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2003 → Dec 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1999 → Nov 2000	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 1999	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 54
Trailers (towed): 52

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

54.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Mississippi: 17 inspections
Arkansas: 7 inspections
Texas: 6 inspections
Missouri: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 5 inspections
Louisiana: 4 inspections
South Carolina: 4 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Arizona: 3 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
New Mexico: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
California: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
South Dakota: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

1081 ARKANSAS ST

Most inspections: MS

17 inspections

MS 17 · AR 7 · TX 6

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1627098 USDOT 823067Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1627098 USDOT 3913844 USDOT 255631 USDOT 2036998 USDOT 3335738 USDOT 2324273 USDOT 2157285 USDOT 2146479

Shares a company officer with other carriers

don cooper — 4 carriers: USDOT 1356553 USDOT 1590038 USDOT 2389415

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1081 ARKANSAS ST, MEMPHIS, TN, 38106
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 775-5007
Fax: (901) 946-2338
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cooperfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Don Cooper · Mark Cooper
USDOT / docket: 182466 · MC-154306
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 16, 2026 · 5,321,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 16, 2002
D-U-N-S: 93801140

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,321,500

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 20 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

31violation records

6OOS-tagged records

4 of 20inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

210%0 / 21

Other vehicle maintenance

580%4 / 5

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

70%

15%

30%

67%Nov 24 to May 252 / 3

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 4

13%May 26 to Nov 261 / 8

Top 3 codes (9 of 31 records)

392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2SLIMPT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.207B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
395.32B-ELDDFR ELD — non-authenticated driving1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC.

COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC (USDOT 182466) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 71 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 71 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 16, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 16, 2002 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 182466, and its motor carrier number is MC-154306.

Is COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC's safety record?

COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 129 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).