Is operating an unsafe vehicle a moving violation in Ohio?

I have a moonlighting gig doing odds and ends for people in my neighborhood. I’m making enough money where I can afford to buy a truck—that will make it way easier to do my job. The only thing I want to know in terms of safety: Does a Chevy Colorado come equipped with adaptive cruise control?

Would it stress my bird out to bring him on a road trip? I don’t want to leave him by himself because I know that he would get bored, but I also don’t want to make him miserable by taking him in the car.

Is there an easy way to find out who a car is insured with? Someone hit my car the other day, and I think he gave me a fake name. I did get his license plate number, but I don’t know what to do with it.