Carrier profile · USDOT 16189 · MC-160199 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

Cooke Trucking Company Inc

88 power unitsavg 6.2 yrNational · 26 statesMOUNT AIRY, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-160199 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

88Power units

75 observed · MCS-150

117Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(336) 786-5181 Email dispatchsbranch@cooketrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 315 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

88 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

184 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 92 vehicle and 184 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

176 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 14

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 88-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 88
Inspections · 24 mo: 184
Annualized: ≈92 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving58 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 20 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Inactive
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Planters National’89–’13

Tig’92–’96

State Nationalspecialty’08–’12

Arch’15–now

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2026	$1M	12
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2014	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → May 2015	$1M	1
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Jul 2014	$1M	2
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2008 → Sep 2012	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2001	$1M	3
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1999 → Sep 2001	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Oct 1999	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1996 → Jul 1999	$1M	2
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1992 → Jun 1996	$1M	1
PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK	Dec 1989 → Oct 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 88
Observed power (24 mo): 75
Trailers (towed): 117

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

45.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

184

NC busiest

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

Home base

MOUNT AIRY, NC

1759 SOUTH ANDY GRIFFITH PKWY

Top corridor

NC 49 · TN 30 · CA 24

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 270179 USDOT 2096411 USDOT 2444556Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 268015 USDOT 2131616 USDOT 2782503 USDOT 2954559 USDOT 3009733 USDOT 120195 USDOT 270179 USDOT 2096411

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cooketrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2229424

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

Location

Physical address: 1759 SOUTH ANDY GRIFFITH PKWY, MOUNT AIRY, NC, 27030
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 786-5181
Email: sbranch@cooketrucking.com
Web domain: cooketrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Shannon Branch · Jay Boaz
USDOT / docket: 16189 · MC-160199
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2025 · 13,959,829 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 28, 1990
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

130

Drivers

—CDL drivers

13,959,829

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 COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC.

COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 16189) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 184 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 92 vehicle-level and 184 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 24, 2026.

It reports 88 power units and 130 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 28, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 16189, and its motor carrier number is MC-160199.

Is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC's safety record?

COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC has a 16.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 315 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC's fleet?

COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC operates 88 power units and 130 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC based?

COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC is based in MOUNT AIRY, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.

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