COX TRUCKING INC
USDOT 1071740MC-Docket MC477510NEWPORT, MI
Review before tendering62 power units
COX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1071740) in NEWPORT, MI — 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.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2004-05-25 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- 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.
- 7 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2017-09-19 (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 1.04
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.29
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
4
Injuries
7
Crashes
36
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
15
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 62
- Total drivers
- 48
- Years in business
- 24
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 7 of 7 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 45.5%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
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2024-10-18
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2004-05-25
- Last compliance review
- 2017-09-19 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
52
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
110
Violations
27
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-28 → 2026-05-28.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-04-24
MI
Tow-away
2026-04-20
OH
Tow-away
2025-12-02
MI
1 injuredTow-away
2025-06-26
OH
Tow-away
2025-04-14
MI
Tow-away
2025-02-04
MI
3 injuredTow-away
2024-12-03
OH
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
62 | 23 | 2026-05-28 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
37 | 1 | 2026-05-28 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
11 | 3 | 2025-10-17 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-11-24 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2025-10-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub | OOS |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns | OOS |
| 2025-10-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2025-08-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp missing | — |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch | OOS |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others weight carried exceeds tire load limit | OOS |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Disc Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad. | — |
| 2025-07-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps) not securely mounted | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Other - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system. | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-07-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-05-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Lamps (other than headlamps) not securely mounted | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake | OOS |
| 2025-05-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp missing | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle | OOS |
| 2025-04-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container | OOS |
| 2025-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container | OOS |
| 2025-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing. | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns | — |
| 2024-11-11 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Following too closely | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-11-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-CSURR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
2026-05-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2026-03-20 1 violPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-02-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2026-02-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2026-01-12 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLUCR | — | — |
2025-11-26 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-11-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLFC | — | — |
2025-10-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
2025-10-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
2025-10-17 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5A-HNL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2025-10-07 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
2025-09-12 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
2025-08-27 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-08-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
2025-08-05 7 viols· 6 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
2025-07-31 12 viols· 8 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMAD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BARS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75G-TAOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-07-30 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-07-10 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-ALATR | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLDL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25A-L | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-OAL | — | — |
2025-06-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLML | — | — |
2025-06-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-05-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 25A-L | — | — |
2025-05-13 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BNMH | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11A1-LLPL | — | — |
2025-05-02 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCLMBD-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIRP | — | — |
2025-04-11 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 134B-CRHLC | OOS | — |
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