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COOPER & SONS CARTAGE INC

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Company CheckCOOPER & SONS CARTAGE INC · DOT 352973

3911 BARCLAY MESSERLY RD, SOUTHINGTON, OH, 44470

DOT# 352973 MC# 266074 Southington, Ohio 32 years

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5

Power Units

4

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameCOOPER & SONS CARTAGE INC

DOT Number352973

MC Number266074

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationSouthington, Ohio

Added05/05/1989

MCS-15011/12/2024

Contact Details

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Physical Address3911 BARCLAY MESSERLY RD, SOUTHINGTON, OH, 44470

Mailing Address3911 BARCLAY MESSERLY RD, SOUTHINGTON, OH, 44470

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC266074

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 years

Company Overview

COOPER & SONS CARTAGE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Southington, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 32 years, registered with the FMCSA on 05/05/1989. The fleet consists of 5 power units and 4 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 230,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 2 inspections, COOPER & SONS CARTAGE INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, COOPER & SONS CARTAGE INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage230,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

4

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

4

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/16/2003

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective06/18/2018

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #47-696369-00

Last checked07/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet5 units

Drivers4

Mileage230,000 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15011/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 01/16/2003 | Rated: 02/05/2003

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2025, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/14/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CANFIELD OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3369451-0	$1,000,000	12/01/1994	01/31/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN340399	$1,000,000	07/22/2002	07/21/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN340399	$1,000,000	07/22/2002	08/26/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-0003787-00	$750,000	07/22/1999	07/30/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PT-3160-00	$1,000,000	07/22/1995	02/07/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	47-696369-00	$750,000	07/21/2008	06/18/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0101250	$750,000	07/21/2001	07/21/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 3369451-0	$1,000,000	03/06/1995	07/22/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PT-3160-00	$750,000	02/02/1998	07/22/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA3369451-0	$1,000,000	01/31/1995	03/06/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC266074	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/30/2005
MC266074	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	10/25/1993	REVOKED	10/17/2000
MC266074	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/22/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/11/1994
MC266074	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	03/08/2002	-	-
MC266074	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/28/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/16/1994

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.