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Carrier profile · USDOT 1376826 · MC-538439 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

COLE TRANS LLC

1 power unitsCOLUMBIA, SC

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-538439 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(803) 736-3279 Email dispatchTOOCOLE2@YAHOO.COM

Carrier verification summary for COLE TRANS LLC

COLE TRANS LLC (USDOT 1376826) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

COLE TRANS LLC (USDOT 1376826) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

COLE TRANS LLC (USDOT 1376826) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 15, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

COLE TRANS LLC (USDOT 1376826) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

COLE TRANS LLC (USDOT 1376826) reports 1 power unit and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 31, 2024.

COLE TRANS LLC (USDOT 1376826) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 6, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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 1 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Eastern Atlantic’10–’15

United States’15–’18

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2018

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2015	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Nov 2008 → Nov 2008	$750K	3
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Nov 2007 → Nov 2007	$750K	3
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

COLUMBIA, SC

205 WILLIAM HARDIN RD

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

christopher cole — 12 carriers: USDOT 765532 USDOT 1567082 USDOT 1914813 USDOT 2395123 USDOT 2427979 USDOT 3053758 USDOT 3073030 USDOT 3283870

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 205 WILLIAM HARDIN RD, COLUMBIA, SC, 29223
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (803) 736-3279
Cell: (803) 530-4025
Fax: (803) 736-8968
Email: toocole2@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Christopher Cole
USDOT / docket: 1376826 · MC-538439
First registered: May 25, 2005
Last MCS-150: Oct 31, 2024 · 25,291 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 6, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

25,291

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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