Carrier profile · USDOT 1217785 · MC-500289 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

COOKS SERVICES INC

5 power unitsavg 20.7 yrLocal · 2 statesPENDLETON, OR96/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-500289 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’06–’08

Zurich American’09–’17

United Financial’17–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Oct 2025	$750K	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Feb 2017	$750K	27
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2008	$750K	3