Carrier profile · USDOT 1379850 · MC-525727 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC

DBA C & A TRANSPORTATION

40 power unitsavg 8.5 yrNational · 24 statesANKENY, IA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-525727 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

45 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(515) 964-0737 Email dispatchcowman.d@candatransportationinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.8% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

90 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 90 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

11.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 40-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 90
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 12 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’06–’12

Great West’12–’20

National’20–’24

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Oct 2024	$750K	4
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2024	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2012 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Jul 2012	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 45
Trailers (towed): 53

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

41.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 24 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ANKENY, IA

306 SE MAGAZINE RD

Top corridor

ME ⇄ IA

ME 29 · IA 11 · MD 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3197648 USDOT 4050793 USDOT 2147846 USDOT 2878695 USDOT 548772 USDOT 662115Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (53 trucks · 45 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 548772 USDOT 1039930 USDOT 1622355 USDOT 3432819 USDOT 3605263 USDOT 3767675 USDOT 790090 USDOT 2098183

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 306 SE MAGAZINE RD, ANKENY, IA, 50021
Mailing address: PO BOX 17, ANKENY, IA, 50021
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (515) 964-0737
Email: cowman.d@candatransportationinc.com
Web domain: candatransportationinc.com

Registration

Officers: David Cowman · Jessica Nelson
USDOT / docket: 1379850 · MC-525727
First registered: Jun 3, 2005
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2026 · 7,419,386 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 10, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 605715692

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,419,386

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC.

C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 1379850) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 90 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 90 driver-level — across 24 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 10, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 1379850, and its motor carrier number is MC-525727.

Is C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

C & A TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS INC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 150 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).