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Carrier profile · USDOT 574934

MELVIN D COWLING JR

DBA MELVIN D COWLING JR FARMS

1 power unitsALBION, IL
CARRIER INACTIVE
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Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Call dispatch(618) 446-3168Email dispatchcfarms@wabash.net

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 32 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Operating authority31 yr active
since 1994
Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&I
Vehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'l
Crashes · fatal0
clean 24 mo
Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

AI readCarrier, 31-yr authority — unrated.Full read

Is MELVIN D COWLING JR safe to work with?

Is MELVIN D COWLING JR safe to load? MELVIN D COWLING JR (USDOT 574934) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ALBION, IL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 31 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
MDMELVIN D COWLING JR 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?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150)
1
Observed power (24 mo)
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Trailers (towed)
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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
ALBION, IL
454 COUNTY ROAD 950 EAST
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 registration email domain with other carriers

@wabash.net — 80 carriers: USDOT 219167USDOT 288034USDOT 495013USDOT 515920USDOT 546845USDOT 547138USDOT 583948USDOT 637204
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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address
454 COUNTY ROAD 950 EAST, ALBION, IL, 62806
Operation
Interstate

Contact

Phone
(618) 446-3168
Cell
(618) 375-1156
Email
cfarms@wabash.net
Web domain
wabash.net

Registration

Officer
Melvin D Cowling Jr
USDOT / docket
574934
First registered
09/16/1994
Last MCS-150
12/01/2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating
Not rated
D-U-N-S
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

1Power units
1Drivers
1CDL drivers
1Annual 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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Frequently asked

What is MELVIN D COWLING JR's USDOT number?

MELVIN D COWLING JR's USDOT number is 574934.

Is MELVIN D COWLING JR authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, MELVIN D COWLING JR is inactive in the FMCSA register.

How big is MELVIN D COWLING JR's fleet?

MELVIN D COWLING JR operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MELVIN D COWLING JR based?

MELVIN D COWLING JR is based in ALBION, IL.