COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202667 inspections · 8 violations (1 OOS) · 3% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
click to filter codes
Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1392.82DUMTUnsafe Driving
Driver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone
10
1× · sev 10
- 2392.2-SLLS2Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
8
2× · sev 4
- 3393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
8
1× · sev 8
- 4396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 5392.2-SLLEWA1
State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
1
1×
- 6392.2-SLLS1
State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
1
1×
- 7392.2-SLLED
State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX5
- MS5
- TN3
- AR2
- IL2
- AZ2
- SC2
- SD1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 11% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit4× · 32%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 16%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other2× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 3%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 20% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2× · 74%
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 15%
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 7%
- 392.22B-DFPWDDriver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface1× · 4%
- Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA93 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 63 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi66 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi11 drivers
- Company officer
- DON COOPER
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 93801140
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-11-19
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 77 trucks · 77 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 422 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
41 events- 11/19/2025MCS-150 update filed
5.6M mi reported (2024)
- 09/28/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CAT 0010899-04
- 09/01/2024Insurance filed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GRT28157A
- 09/01/2024Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CAT 0010899-04
- 10/29/2021Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy EXT 0010899-00
- 09/01/2021Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy CAT 0010899-04
- 06/30/2017Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
BIPD/Primary · policy AHI-E4255-411296
- 06/01/2017Insurance replaced — AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS
BIPD/Primary · policy AHI-E4255-411296
- 06/01/2016Insurance cancelled — STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP2348850
- 05/01/2016Insurance replaced — STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP2348850
- 06/01/2012Insurance replaced — WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ATJZ9145317901
- 05/12/2011Insurance cancelled — FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND
SURETY · policy NONE
- 12/01/2009Insurance filed — HANOVER INSURANCE CO.
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy IHA6780318
- 12/01/2009Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP17425A
- 12/01/2009Insurance replaced — WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ATJ-Z91-453179-01
- 02/25/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 11/26/2003Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTC 100227
- 11/26/2003Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI97601281
- 11/26/2001Insurance cancelled — EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 0821-00-009783
- 11/26/2001Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 1MX197600706
- 07/17/2001Insurance cancelled — SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD
CARGO · policy CCOPA77132
- 11/26/2000Insurance replaced — PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy T602100859
- 11/26/2000Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 1MXI97600706
- 03/22/2000BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/12/2000)
- 02/25/2000Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
SURETY · policy NONE
- 11/26/1999Insurance replaced — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy AT2 151 409827 04
- 02/10/1999COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/19/1999)
- 01/14/1999Insurance cancelled — SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD
CARGO · policy C COP A75920
- 06/03/1998PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (05/18/2011)
- 02/19/1998Insurance cancelled — CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy TN0202
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2002-01-16
- Last review
- 2002-01-16
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-11-19
- Reported mileage
- 5,612,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — COOPER AIR FREIGHT SERVICE INC, MEMPHIS, TN
Got a violation you want to contest?
Use the free AI-powered DataQs Drafter to generate a polished challenge letter — quotes the relevant 49 CFR, predicts your grant chance.