FRED A COOK JR INC

DOT# 657108 DUNS# 10951986 Buchanan, NY Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire
(914) 739-3300 bcook@fredcook.com 3226 Albany Post Road, Buchanan NY 10511
2 tractors · all owned 4 drivers 126k mi/yr · ~63k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
30 yrs history · 4 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2
Drivers · CDL
4 · 4
Annual miles
126k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 0 0 2
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
08-30-1996 (30 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-20-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRIAN F COOK

Cargo

67.1
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Other: SANITARY WASTE
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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.

4 inspections and 1 crash 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 1.5× as often as the median active fleet of 2–5 trucks.

80% likely range 0.33×–2.03×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 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 (2 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.1 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 8% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jul 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Feb 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
4
25% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
25.0%
1 of 4
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
1 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.039
Inspections 1.50 1.41
Violations 2.00 1.44
Critical violations 0.00 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Lights 3 · Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service 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
  • Oct
    25
    2024
    New York
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • New York (HQ) 4