Carrier profile · USDOT 1278955 · MC-444584 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cooley Transport Inc

135 power unitsavg 7.9 yrNational · 30 statesTUPELO, MS74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-444584 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

135Power units

118 observed · MCS-150

163Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(662) 269-3812

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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 average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

135 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

273 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 122 vehicle and 273 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.6% · 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 14.4 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

269 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 22

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 135-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 135
Inspections · 24 mo: 273
Annualized: ≈137 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving78 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance34 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance34 · 31 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance21 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance13 · 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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’24 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’05–’08

Great West’08–’11

Wesco’18–’24

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Oct 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Sep 2016 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2011	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2008 → Sep 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2008	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Jan 2005	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 135
Observed power (24 mo): 118
Trailers (towed): 163

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

272

MS busiest

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

Home base

TUPELO, MS

1296 NORTH EASON BLVD

Top corridor

MS 96 · TN 40 · AR 29

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 14 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 981323 USDOT 1274218 USDOT 345088 USDOT 8039 USDOT 3928717 USDOT 3397239Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (47 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3259 USDOT 2169442 USDOT 327574 USDOT 345088 USDOT 838084 USDOT 4287043 USDOT 1523843 USDOT 981323

Shares a company officer with other carriers

doug hanby — 2 carriers: USDOT 1147238

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

135

Observed (24 mo)

118

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: 1296 NORTH EASON BLVD, TUPELO, MS, 38804
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (662) 269-3812
Fax: (662) 350-3897
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Doug Hanby
USDOT / docket: 1278955 · MC-444584
First registered: Aug 24, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2026 · 9,618,240 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 19, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

135

Power units

152

Drivers

152

CDL drivers

9,618,240

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 COOLEY TRANSPORT INC.

COOLEY TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1278955) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Oct 22, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 273 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 122 vehicle-level and 273 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 135 power units and 152 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 19, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COOLEY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

COOLEY TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1278955, and its motor carrier number is MC-444584.

Is COOLEY TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is COOLEY TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

COOLEY TRANSPORT INC has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 384 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is COOLEY TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

COOLEY TRANSPORT INC operates 135 power units and 152 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COOLEY TRANSPORT INC based?

COOLEY TRANSPORT INC is based in TUPELO, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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