Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 495013 · MC-252824
COTTONWOOD CREEK INC
4 power unitsLOUISVILLE, IL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-252824 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is COTTONWOOD CREEK INC safe to work with?
Is COTTONWOOD CREEK INC safe to load? COTTONWOOD CREEK INC (USDOT 495013, MC-252824) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in LOUISVILLE, IL, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CCCOTTONWOOD CREEK INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Northland · 92–23
19922023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1992 → Sep 2023 | $750k | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LOUISVILLE, IL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@wabash.net — 80 carriers: USDOT 219167USDOT 288034USDOT 515920USDOT 546845USDOT 547138USDOT 574934USDOT 583948USDOT 637204
Shares a company officer with other carriers
deborah l workman — 2 carriers: USDOT 465506
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1633 PROVERBS LANE, LOUISVILLE, IL, 62858
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (618) 686-7655
- Cell
- (618) 292-8633
- Fax
- (618) 686-7611
- Web domain
- wabash.net
Registration
- Officer
- Deborah L Workman
- USDOT / docket
- 495013 · MC-252824
- First registered
- 08/18/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 08/24/2023 · 370,337 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is COTTONWOOD CREEK INC's USDOT number?
COTTONWOOD CREEK INC's USDOT number is 495013, and its motor carrier number is MC-252824.
Is COTTONWOOD CREEK INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, COTTONWOOD CREEK INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is COTTONWOOD CREEK INC's fleet?
COTTONWOOD CREEK INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is COTTONWOOD CREEK INC based?
COTTONWOOD CREEK INC is based in LOUISVILLE, IL.