COLD MOUNTAIN TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 3933302 MC# 1458476 Clover, SC Authorized For-Hire
(520) 360-9640 geronimo_mendoza23@hotmail.com 1644 Beleek Ridge Ln, Clover SC 29710
1 power units · all owned 2 drivers 55k mi/yr · ~55k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
4 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
2 · 0
Annual miles
55k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Registered
08-10-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-02-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
GERONIMO MENDOZA

Cargo

65.2
medium risk
Household Goods Motor Vehicles Mobile Homes Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: PAPER PRODUCT Dry Bulk Utility Farm Supplies Construction Coal/Coke Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Mobile Homes, Machinery Large, General Freight, Household Goods

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

12 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 2.0× as often as the median active fleet of 2–5 trucks.

80% likely range 0.38×–1.89×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.3

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (1 power unit).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.98×, out-of-service orders 1.57× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.45× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +14%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 2 English proficiency, 1 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    41.7% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (5 of 12). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.57× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
25% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
25.0%
2 of 8
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
41.7%
5 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
33
9 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 39,348 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.046
Inspections 12.50 1.94
Violations 16.50 1.82
Critical violations 4.00 0.34

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

33 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    20 · 3 OOS
    Lights 6 · Cargo securement 4 · Brakes 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · 5 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 1 OOS
    False log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    6 · 5 OOS
    English proficiency 2 · Medical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Apr 22, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2026
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: STAR MUTUAL RRG → PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2026); PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY → STAR MUTUAL RRG (Sep 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Apr 22, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 5, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Colorado 1
  • Florida 1
  • Louisiana 1
  • Missouri 1
  • North Carolina 1
  • Nevada 1
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Oregon 1