Carrier profile · USDOT 291629 · MC-221501 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

Coover Trucking Inc

10 power unitsavg 19.7 yrRegional · 3 statesERIE, KS93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-221501 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2014 · vPIC

Call dispatch(620) 244-3572 Email dispatchcoovertrucking@att.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.7 yr

Model years 1997–2014 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.3 pts 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$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 ’17 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Continental Western’94–’97

Great West’97–’10

Nationwide Comp’10–’17

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2017

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Apr 2010 → Apr 2017	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1997 → Apr 2010	$750K	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1994 → Apr 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.7 yr

Average age

2014

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

11.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OK busiest

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

Home base

ERIE, KS

17670 180TH RD

Top corridor

OK ⇄ KS

OK 3 · KS 3 · MO 1

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.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 17670 180TH RD, ERIE, KS, 66733-4153
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (620) 244-3572
Cell: (620) 423-4000
Fax: (620) 244-4268
Email: coovertrucking@att.net

Registration

Officers: Rosemary J Coover · C. David Coover
USDOT / docket: 291629 · MC-221501
First registered: May 8, 1987
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2026 · 725,601 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 21, 2014
D-U-N-S: 180246167

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

725,601

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 COOVER TRUCKING INC.

COOVER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 291629) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 21, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COOVER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

COOVER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 291629, and its motor carrier number is MC-221501.

Is COOVER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, COOVER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COOVER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

COOVER TRUCKING INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is COOVER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

COOVER TRUCKING INC operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COOVER TRUCKING INC based?

COOVER TRUCKING INC is based in ERIE, KS, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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