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Carrier profile · USDOT 1905961 · MC-781218 · Updated 06/13/2026

DAVID COCHRAN

DBA DC'S TOWING SERVICE & ROBERTS WRECKER SERVICE

6 power unitsPARIS, TX

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-781218 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Awaiting decode

Call dispatch(903) 272-6011 Email dispatchDCSTOWINGSERVICE@YAHOO.COM

Carrier verification summary for DAVID COCHRAN

DAVID COCHRAN (USDOT 1905961) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 06/13/2026.

DAVID COCHRAN (USDOT 1905961) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

DAVID COCHRAN (USDOT 1905961) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

DAVID COCHRAN (USDOT 1905961) reports 6 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 09/09/2022.

DAVID COCHRAN (USDOT 1905961) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 17 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)

$1M

on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Interstate’12–’13

State National’14–’17

Axis’17–’20

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Jan 2021

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Dec 2020	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Nov 2014 → Nov 2017	$1M	1
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Nov 2013	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PARIS, TX

1303 NORTH MAIN ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david cochran — 8 carriers: USDOT 1159471 USDOT 1225684 USDOT 1711403 USDOT 2290355 USDOT 2557433 USDOT 3504438 USDOT 4531827

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1303 NORTH MAIN ST, PARIS, TX, 75460
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (903) 272-6011
Email: dcstowingservice@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: David Cochran
USDOT / docket: 1905961 · MC-781218
First registered: 06/23/2009
Last MCS-150: 09/09/2022 · 3,500 mi (2020)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,500

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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