COOKS SERVICES INC
USDOT 1217785MC-Docket MC500289PENDLETON, OR
Review before tendering5 power units
COOKS SERVICES INC (USDOT 1217785) in PENDLETON, OR — 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2017-02-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Safety rating is Conditional — FMCSA found enough issues to flag but not enough to downgrade to Unsatisfactory.
- 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 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 26 times, most recent 2025-06-25 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- MCS-150 self-report is stale (>24 months) — fleet size, mileage, and driver counts are low-confidence.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2012-09-25 (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.
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
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 4.2
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.58
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.28
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
6
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 5
- Total drivers
- 3
- Years in business
- 22
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 25%Above national
Rate rests on a stale MCS-150 mileage self-report (>24 mo) — treat as low-confidence.
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
- 26 times last 2025-06-25
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-04-19Stale (>24 mo)
- Insurance lapse history
- 3 lapse(s) most recent 2017-02-24
- Last compliance review
- 2012-09-25 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
13
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
45
Violations
12
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-11-29 → 2026-02-26.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
12 | 1 | 2026-02-26 |
Hours of service 395
|
11 | 5 | 2024-09-04 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
10 | 3 | 2025-05-23 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
3 | 1 | 2024-02-20 |
General safety regulations 390
|
3 | 0 | 2025-05-23 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2026-02-03 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2023-11-29 |
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
|
1 | 0 | 2023-11-29 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-01-24 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2024-09-04 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty off duty or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes | — |
| 2024-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2024-09-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Missing | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 10 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-02-26 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-02-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-05-23 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16AD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
2024-09-04 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209(e) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(ii) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(b) | — | — |
2024-05-22 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(2) | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43(d) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-20 10 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B5-LNCDLNVL | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A-MCPC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSP | OOS | — |
2024-01-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2023-12-18 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43DBMA | OOS | — |
2023-12-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2023-11-29 11 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43D-B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LLPL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTCD | — | — |
| Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 | 301(a) | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2-LCDLN | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8K2-HOSP | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
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