COCHRAN TRANSPORTATION 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 · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- CHARLES COCHRAN III
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 123121444
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2021-06-01
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 3 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 5 owned trailers.
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 addresses with 15 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
25 events- 09/08/2021Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA2439816
- 06/01/2021MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2020)
- 08/01/2020Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 126221001
- 08/01/2020Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA2439816
- 07/31/2020Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02439816
- 08/01/2018Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA01953400
- 08/01/2007Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 467383
- 07/05/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2007)
- 08/01/2005Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 215777
- 07/05/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/05/2005)
- 08/17/2004Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy C316133
- 06/25/2004MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (09/14/2021)
- 06/04/2004Insurance cancelled — TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 10560 18766
- 05/10/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/10/2004)
- 03/05/2003Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 215777
- 02/17/2003Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 215777
- 03/25/2002Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 2157 77
- 03/06/2002Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 2157 77
- 05/02/1996Insurance cancelled — THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy IMC887058
- 07/08/1991COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/25/1991)
- 07/06/1989COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/26/1989)
- 07/06/1988COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/21/1988)
- 01/11/1983MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (08/23/2004)
- 03/12/1981MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (08/23/2004)
- 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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
- 1992-02-18
- Last review
- 1992-01-15
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2021-06-01
- Reported mileage
- 25,000 mi (2020)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJune, 2021
- Fleet shrank to 3 power units
- Drivers shrank to 2
January, 2021
First on-record entry — COCHRAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC, ATHENS, OH
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