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Carrier profile · USDOT 1996197 · MC-988234 · Updated 06/13/2026

COOPER PORTS AMERICA LLC

11 power unitsHOUSTON, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-988234 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(713) 671-3400 Email dispatchCHRIS.LEWIS@C-PA.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 11 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

AI readCarrier, 16-yr registration — unrated.Full read

Is COOPER PORTS AMERICA LLC safe to load? COOPER PORTS AMERICA LLC (USDOT 1996197, MC-988234) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, operating 11 power units and 21 drivers. Operating authority has been active 16 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.

FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13

CPCOOPER PORTS AMERICA LLC 50

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA

CargoNone

Surety bond (BMC-84)Filed with FMCSA

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Continental’16–’17

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2016 → Aug 2017	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

2315 MCCARTY ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris lewis — 22 carriers: USDOT 591822 USDOT 593659 USDOT 999250 USDOT 1217188 USDOT 1322424 USDOT 1589533 USDOT 1732570 USDOT 1771850

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2315 MCCARTY ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77029
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 671-3400
Email: chris.lewis@c-pa.com
Web domain: c-pa.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Lewis · Dave Morgan
USDOT / docket: 1996197 · MC-988234
First registered: 02/17/2010
Last MCS-150: 06/03/2025 · 10 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 80470806

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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