COOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC

Des Plaines, IL · Interstate · 21 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 30, 2023 (3 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average39.0% vs Illinois average 24.1%.
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Operating authority
Active
MC1536572: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
39.0%
16 of 41 vehicle inspections · Illinois avg 24.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1536572 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1536572—Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America
Policy AWT100007900 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000May 19, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

80inspections
39.0%vehicle out-of-service
16 of 41 · Illinois avg 24.1%
1.3%driver out-of-service
1 of 80 · Illinois avg 4.4%
88violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 6, 2026MS30No
Oct 6, 2026TX25Yes
Sep 5, 2026IL30No
Aug 19, 2026TN31No
Aug 16, 2026GA31No
Jul 20, 2026AZ22No
Jul 7, 2026MO30No
Jul 5, 2026GA31No
Jun 23, 2026PA30No
Jun 19, 2026IL26No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Illinois average covers 195,384 vehicle and 387,932 driver inspections of all Illinois-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

64 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 19 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 88 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIllinois share
Vehicle Maintenance451870.3%60.9%
Unsafe Driving11017.2%19.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance7010.9%14.8%
Driver Fitness111.6%3.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
55
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR
50
Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOLTIS
33
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
False Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958EHOSPD
30
HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524
30
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALFTSI
30
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BHTD
22
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALTSI
22
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
22
Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DBAAL
21

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Illinois column is the mix across all Illinois-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

8crashes
0fatal
4injury
4tow-away
8 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Aug 3, 2026Philadelphia City, PA01
Jun 18, 2026Co Unit Road Dist Twp, IL01
Mar 13, 2026Concord (Township Of), OH01
Feb 13, 2026TN01
Jan 31, 2026Unincorporated, FL00
Nov 29, 2025Rural, LA00
Oct 9, 2025.46 E North Powder, OR00
Feb 12, 2025Guthrie, OK00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number4053554
MC / docketMC1536572
Legal nameCOOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units21
Drivers21
Annual mileage2,500,000 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 30, 2023 · 3 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJul 1, 2026

Cargo carried

General Freight

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about COOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC

What does COOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1536572: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about COOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking COOPER TRANSPORTATION LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 4053554. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (224) 935-1295, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1536572, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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