Carrier profile · USDOT 667162 · MC-799688 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cooper Recycling LLC

37 power unitsavg 11.9 yrRegional · 3 statesLIVINGSTON, TN68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-799688 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(931) 823-1045 Email dispatchscrap@cooperrecycling.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average56.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.9% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo56.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo56.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.9 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 56.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 35.7 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 37-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.132 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle 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: 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 ’21 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Cincinnati’12–’15

Acuity A’15–’18

Crum Forster’18–’19

Continental Western’19–’21

Union’19–’21

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2021 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2021 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2019 → Jul 2021	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2019 → Jun 2021	$750K	2
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

51.4%

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

TN busiest

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

Home base

LIVINGSTON, TN

964 AIRPORT RD

Top corridor

TN 33 · KY 4 · AL 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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3776999 USDOT 607162

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cooperrecycling.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2439176 USDOT 3664820

Shares a company officer with other carriers

cindy dawn cooper — 2 carriers: USDOT 3664820

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 964 AIRPORT RD, LIVINGSTON, TN, 38570-8278
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (931) 823-1045
Fax: (931) 823-3343
Email: scrap@cooperrecycling.com
Web domain: cooperrecycling.com

Registration

Officer: Cindy Dawn Cooper
USDOT / docket: 667162 · MC-799688
First registered: Nov 19, 1996
Last MCS-150: Dec 30, 2025 · 45,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 23, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

45,000

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 COOPER RECYCLING LLC.

COOPER RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 667162) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 8, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 56.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 31 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 23, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COOPER RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number?

COOPER RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number is 667162, and its motor carrier number is MC-799688.

Is COOPER RECYCLING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, COOPER RECYCLING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COOPER RECYCLING LLC's safety record?

COOPER RECYCLING LLC has a 56.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is COOPER RECYCLING LLC's fleet?

COOPER RECYCLING LLC operates 37 power units and 31 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COOPER RECYCLING LLC based?

COOPER RECYCLING LLC is based in LIVINGSTON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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