COOKE EQUIPMENT INC
USDOT 520355MC-Docket MC895845BILLINGS, MT
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized9 power units
COOKE EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 520355) in BILLINGS, MT — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 2 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-04-30 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 15
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
8
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 9
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 33
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 57.1%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- 2 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-08
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-04-30 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
19
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
51
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-20 → 2026-04-13.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
22 | 5 | 2026-03-18 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
7 | 2 | 2025-09-26 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
6 | 1 | 2026-04-13 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 1 | 2025-09-26 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2023-08-30 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 1 | 2023-09-27 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2024-05-29 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 0 | 2023-08-30 |
Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399
|
1 | 0 | 2026-03-18 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab-Over-Engine truck or tractor only - Defective cab access steps handholds or deck plates | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2024-07-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
| 2024-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake tubing improperly joined or spliced | OOS |
| 2024-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2024-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2024-05-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2024-05-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-05-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-03-18 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Vehicle access (steps/handholds) 399 | 211-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHWS | — | — |
2025-09-26 10 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIHE | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43DBMA | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-09-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2024-09-23 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-07-25 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-05-29 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 | 301(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(a) | OOS | — |
2024-05-28 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
2024-03-13 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2023-09-27 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2023-08-30 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 45(b) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 3(e) | OOS | — |
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