COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC

USDOT 16189 · Mount Airy, NC

Authorized for-hireAuthority active

Quick answers

Is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 16189) allowed to operate?
Yes. As of July 20, 2026, FMCSA's live record shows COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 16189) is allowed to operate.
Does COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC have active operating authority?
Yes. FMCSA's live records show active common and broker operating authority for COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC (MC160199) as of July 20, 2026.
Does COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC have insurance on file with FMCSA?
Yes. FMCSA shows liability (BIPD) coverage of $1,000,000 and a surety bond of $75,000 on file for COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC as of July 20, 2026. "On file" reflects the filed amounts, not confirmation of active coverage.
What is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC's FMCSA safety rating?
COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating (rated December 28, 1990). This is FMCSA's official rating — one of Satisfactory, Conditional, or Unsatisfactory.
What is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT and MC number?
COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC is registered under USDOT 16189 and operating authority MC160199, based in Mount Airy, NC. FMCSA classifies it as an authorized for-hire carrier.
How large is COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC's fleet?
COOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC reports 88 power units and 130 drivers in its FMCSA record in Mount Airy, NC.

Answers reflect the public FMCSA record as of July 20, 2026; figures can change at any time.

Operating snapshot

88Power units (fleet size)
130Drivers reported
52Years since registration
14MAnnual miles reported (2024)
Mount Airy, NCHome base
190Inspections (24 mo)

Public FMCSA census & inspection records · as of 2026-06-06

33
Low
HaulReport estimate · highest estimated percentile
Vehicle Maintenance is this carrier's highest reconstructed BASIC percentile at the 33.1th percentile among 3,533 safety-event peers. Across 3 rated categories, 3 are estimated Low. Higher percentile = more inspection-violation activity recorded relative to peers. An independent estimate, not an official FMCSA or CSA score.
Estimated from public FMCSA data · updated 2026-06-08 · How we calculate this

Cooke Trucking Company Inc is a for-hire motor carrier based in Mount Airy, NC, operating since 1974 with 88 power units and 130 drivers. In 2024, the carrier logged approximately 13.96 million miles. Vehicle out-of-service inspections occurred at a rate of 15.8%, compared to the snapshot benchmark of 21.2%, while driver out-of-service inspections were at 1.6% versus the snapshot benchmark of 5.2%. HaulReport-estimated percentiles across controlled substances (4.9th), hours-of-service compliance (28.5th), and vehicle maintenance (33.1st) are independent estimates, not official FMCSA or CSA scores.

HaulReport interpretation — automatically generated from the public FMCSA data below and our percentile estimates, and checked against those source figures.

Estimated BASIC percentiles

Controlled Substances / AlcoholLow
4.9 pctl · CI 010
BASIC measure: 0.03Insp. w/ violation: 1Peer group: 7,862
Hours-of-Service ComplianceLow
28.5 pctl · CI 2434
BASIC measure: 0.13Insp. w/ violation: 190Peer group: 4,727
Vehicle MaintenanceLow
33.1 pctl · CI 2838
BASIC measure: 2.41Insp. w/ violation: 101Peer group: 3,533

Out-of-service rates

Vehicle OOS15.8%below the 21.2% snapshot benchmark · 101 inspections
Driver OOS1.6%below the 5.2% snapshot benchmark · 190 inspections

Out-of-service rate = inspections resulting in an out-of-service order ÷ inspections. The benchmark is the inspection-weighted rate across this FMCSA snapshot — not an official national average. Rates are shown only with at least 5 inspections.

MCS-150 biennial update

Due September 2026
Next biennial update dueSeptember 2026
Recurring update monthSeptember, even-numbered years
Last MCS-150 update on fileSeptember 9, 2025

FMCSA sets each carrier's biennial update month from the last two digits of the USDOT number (last digit → month, second-to-last digit → odd/even year) — it is required even when nothing has changed. This is a schedule derived from the public rule, not a compliance determination. Verify and file on FMCSA · Deadline calculator

Live FMCSA status

Allowed to operate

Operating authority

  • Common: Active
  • Contract: Inactive
  • Broker: Active
  • Docket: MC160199
  • Authorized for property, broker

Insurance on file

  • Liability (BIPD): $1,000,000
  • Surety bond: $75,000

Safety

  • Rating: Satisfactory (as of December 28, 1990)
  • Driver out-of-service rate: 2.1%
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate: 16.0%
  • Hazmat out-of-service rate: 0.0%

Live read from FMCSA's QCMobile system on July 20, 2026. Insurance figures are FMCSA "on file" amounts, not confirmation of current coverage; values can change at any time. FMCSA QCMobile

Insurance on file

Liability (BIPD)Surety bond

Primary liability (BIPD) — maximum limit recorded by FMCSA: $1,000,000

2 filings on file — show details
  • Public liability (BIPD) — primaryARCH INSURANCE COMPANY$1,000,000 max limit · Form 91X · effective 2026-05-01
  • Surety bondNATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPForm 84 · effective 2023-10-01

Insurance filings on record in FMCSA's Licensing & Insurance (L&I) system (active or pending per the source dataset), as of 2026-06-08. Dollar figures are the maximum limit recorded on the filing, not confirmation of current coverage, and this is not a recommendation; filings can change or lapse at any time and may not reflect today's status. Confirm current coverage directly with FMCSA. Verify on FMCSA L&I

Change history & operating authority

Active

FMCSA operating authority is currently active for this carrier.

  1. July 3, 2026New crash report published in the FMCSA crash file
  2. June 17, 2026authority live record added

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Operating-authority status is from FMCSA's licensing system; the change history is HaulReport's own append-only daily record (FMCSA does not publish change history). This is a factual record, not an official CSA score or safety rating, and can change at any time. Verify on FMCSA SAFER · See this carrier's changes in the daily FMCSA activity feed

Carrier facts (public FMCSA data)
Verbatim public facts from FMCSA datasets. Only the percentile/band/confidence figures above are HaulReport reconstructions — not official FMCSA or CSA scores.
USDOT number16189
Legal nameCOOKE TRUCKING COMPANY INC
LocationMOUNT AIRY, NC
Operating classificationAuthorized for-hire (per FMCSA census)
FMCSA operating authorityActive (per FMCSA licensing)
Power units (fleet size)88
Drivers130
Reported annual mileage13,959,829 (reported for 2024)
FMCSA registered1974 (~52 years)
Last MCS-150 updateSeptember 9, 2025
Next MCS-150 update dueSeptember 2026
Inspections (trailing 24 mo)190
Published BASIC measures3
Insurance filings (FMCSA L&I)2 on file (active/pending per source) — Public liability (BIPD) — primary, Surety bond

State reference data: Truck-crash statistics for North Carolina — state-wide totals for all carriers registered in North Carolina, not specific to this carrier.

FMCSA data as of 2026-06-06 · Last synced 2026-06-08 · Method: how these percentiles are reconstructed · Canonical: https://haulreport.com/carrier/16189/