Carrier profile · USDOT 168099 · MC-146414 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

COOL TRANSPORTS INC

45 power unitsPARAMOUNT, CA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-146414 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(562) 630-6500 Email dispatchTERRY@COOLTRANSPORTS.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 45 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M 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)$4M 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

Asset-based

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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 ’05 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Associated’93–’97

Select’99–’02

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2004

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Aug 2002 → Jun 2005	$750K	4
SELECT INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2002	$750K	1
LANDMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1997 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Aug 1993 → Sep 1997	$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): 45
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

PARAMOUNT, CA

7201 ROSECRANS BLVD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7201 ROSECRANS BLVD, PARAMOUNT, CA, 90723
Mailing address: P O BOX 407, PARAMOUNT, CA, 90723-0407
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (562) 630-6500
Fax: (562) 633-9173
Email: terry@cooltransports.com
Web domain: cooltransports.com

Registration

USDOT / docket: 168099 · MC-146414
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 25, 2005 · 3,568,992 mi (2000)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 47223276

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,568,992

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 COOL TRANSPORTS INC.

COOL TRANSPORTS INC (USDOT 168099) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 29, 2004 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 45 power units and 80 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 25, 2005.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.