Carrier profile · USDOT 583892 · MC-284980 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Cole Petroleum Inc

4 power unitsavg 8 yrLocal · 1 statesO'NEILL, NEUnrated

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-284980 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 336-1878 Email dispatchpetro@cole56.com

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
397.13 Hazardous materials transportHM Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’12 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental Western’95–’06

Empire Fire’07–’10

Federated’12–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2012

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Feb 2012	$750K	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Jan 2010	$750K	5
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2006	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1995 → Jan 2006	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

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

Home base

O'NEILL, NE

1802 N WESTWOOD AVE

Top corridor

NE 14

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@cole56.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 357682

Shares a company officer with other carriers

patrick cole — 5 carriers: USDOT 357682 USDOT 880478 USDOT 2644104 USDOT 4401379

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1802 N WESTWOOD AVE, O'NEILL, NE, 68763
Mailing address: PO BOX 56, O'NEILL, NE, 68763
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (402) 336-1878
Email: petro@cole56.com
Web domain: cole56.com

Registration

Officers: Patrick Cole · Cynthia Cole
USDOT / docket: 583892 · MC-284980
First registered: Dec 13, 1994
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 111,660 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

111,660

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for COLE PETROLEUM INC.

COLE PETROLEUM INC (USDOT 583892) has no Vektor safety score in the FMCSA-backed profile snapshot refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COLE PETROLEUM INC's USDOT number?

COLE PETROLEUM INC's USDOT number is 583892, and its motor carrier number is MC-284980.

Is COLE PETROLEUM INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, COLE PETROLEUM INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COLE PETROLEUM INC's safety record?

COLE PETROLEUM INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA.

How big is COLE PETROLEUM INC's fleet?

COLE PETROLEUM INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COLE PETROLEUM INC based?

COLE PETROLEUM INC is based in O'NEILL, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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