FRED A COOK JR INC

Joins 4 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 25, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 20.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

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TruckCodex risk summary — FRED A COOK JR INC (USDOT 657108)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 20.0% vs peer 0.00%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/657108/
As of: Oct 25, 2026
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USDOT 657108 Active CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: BRIAN F COOK Other (SANITARY WASTE) Based in BUCHANAN, NY

FMCSA census as of Oct 25, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 20% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=269893 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 657108

In FMCSA records since Aug 30, 1996 (~30y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer BRIAN F COOK

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Other (SANITARY WASTE)

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 4

Annual mileage 125,811 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (914) 739-3300

Email: [email protected]

Physical

3226 ALBANY POST ROAD

BUCHANAN, NY 10511

Mailing

PO BOX 70

MONTROSE, NY 10548

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 657108

In FMCSA records since Aug 30, 1996 (~30y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 125,811 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 20.0% vs 6.7% +13.3 pts

Violations per Inspection 2.50 vs 1.80 +0.70

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	2	0	0
Trailers	2	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	25%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

20.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 20.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 269,893 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

20%

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 269,893 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +20 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 269,893 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (6 months)

2024-02 2026-02

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
New York (NY)	4	1	25.0%	Feb 12, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Chevrolet		4
Hino		1
Kenworth		1
Unknown		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	0.50	1	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	5.00	5	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	6.50	7	—	Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87083512	Feb 12, 2026	NY	2	YONKERS NY	HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 56878MJ · JHHTDM1HXHK001196	5	392.2-SLLTCD, 393.30-B, 390.21TB2-DOT	No
86356872	Nov 12, 2025	NY	3	ARMONK NY	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 78968NE · 1HA6GUC75PN018394	0	—	No
85414153	Jul 30, 2025	NY	1	WEST NYACK NY	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 78968NE · 1HA6GUC75PN018394	2	391.41APC, 393.9A-LIL	Yes
83150318	Nov 7, 2024	NY	2	HIGHLAND NY	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 43595PC · 1NKZX4TX9FJ452050	3	393.11A1-LLPL, 396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLIRP	No
82159846	Jul 10, 2024	NY	2	MAMARONECK NY	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 64569ML · 1GB3GSCG7H1351351	0	—	No
80808792	Feb 8, 2024	NY	1	WEST NYACK NY	CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK NY 15559NB · 1GB4YSE72MF159833	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (6 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
NY4056413000	Oct 25, 2024	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NYSP44460470	Jun 8, 2022	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NYSP33175400	Sep 24, 2018	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NY3739537700	Jul 23, 2018	NY	0	Yes	No	Tow
NJ0018919193	Jun 18, 2018	NJ	0	Yes	No	Tow
NYSP31178190	May 18, 2018	NY	1	Yes	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
WEST NYACK NY	NY	2	1
ARMONK NY	NY	1	0
HIGHLAND NY	NY	1	0
MAMARONECK NY	NY	1	0
YONKERS NY	NY	1	0

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