Carrier profile · USDOT 1006728 · MC-853842 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Coogler Construction Inc

37 power unitsavg 11.9 yrRegional · 3 statesIRMO, SC80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-853842 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 781-7411 Email dispatchKELLYE@COOGLERCONSTRUCTION

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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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes16 crashes involving injuries are on 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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-mo50.0%

▲ 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 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 5.3 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

68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 12

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 37-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance46 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving43 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 12 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness5 · 3 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: None
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 ’22 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Employers’16–’18

Motorists Commercial’20–’22

beyond this history

2014201720202023now

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 · NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD · since Dec 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	2
EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Jan 2020	$750K	3
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2014	$750K	2
EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2014 → Dec 2014	$750K	2

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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): 25
Trailers (towed): 11

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

1998

Oldest model yr

66.7%

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

SC busiest

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

Home base

IRMO, SC

1760 DUTCHFORK RD

Top corridor

SC 68 · IN 1 · NC 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 1384349

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: 1760 DUTCHFORK RD, IRMO, SC, 29063
Mailing address: P O BOX 177, BALLENTINE, SC, 29002
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (803) 781-7411
Fax: (803) 781-2457
Email: kellye@cooglerconstruction
Web domain: cooglerconstruction

Registration

Officer: Kellye Johnson
USDOT / docket: 1006728 · MC-853842
First registered: Feb 25, 2002
Last MCS-150: May 9, 2025 · 400,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Oct 17, 2015
D-U-N-S: 945773299

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,000

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 COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC.

COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 1006728) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD effective Dec 13, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 70 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 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 17, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number?

COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number is 1006728, and its motor carrier number is MC-853842.

Is COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record?

COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 89 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC's fleet?

COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC operates 37 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC based?

COOGLER CONSTRUCTION INC is based in IRMO, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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