Carrier profile · USDOT 648840 · MC-304663 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cotton Plant Transport LLC

16 power unitsavg 9.9 yrMulti-region · 9 statesNEW ALBANY, MS88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-304663 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

2007–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(662) 534-2549 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 77 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 2007–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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3 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 14, 2026.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 5.9 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.15 Automatic on-board recording deviceHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 in forcegeneral-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

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Zurich American’00–’04

Cherokee’04–’10

American Alternative’13–’16

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2019

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2019 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE MIDWEST	Jan 2019 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2016 → Jan 2019	$750K	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2013 → May 2016	$750K	4
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	May 2011 → May 2012	$750K	8
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$750K	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2010	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → May 2004	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	May 1999 → May 1999	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → May 1999	$750K	1
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1996 → May 1998	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

57.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Mississippi: 19 inspections
Alabama: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 5 inspections
Florida: 4 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Louisiana: 3 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

NEW ALBANY, MS

926 SAM BARKLEY DR

Most inspections: MS

19 inspections

MS 19 · AL 5 · AR 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 915095Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 915095 USDOT 3581347

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert harrison — 26 carriers: USDOT 498232 USDOT 1170516 USDOT 1180972 USDOT 1254334 USDOT 1331121 USDOT 1572841 USDOT 1581540 USDOT 1615099

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 926 SAM BARKLEY DR, NEW ALBANY, MS, 38652
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (662) 534-2549
Fax: (662) 538-0657
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cottonplant.net

Registration

Officer: Robert Harrison
USDOT / docket: 648840 · MC-304663
First registered: Jul 3, 1996
Last MCS-150: Dec 2, 2025 · 1,498,219 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,498,219

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 2026

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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 16 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

14violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 16inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

1010%1 / 10

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Other vehicle maintenance

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

33%Nov 25 to May 261 / 3

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 7

Top 3 codes (5 of 14 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1

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392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9BA-INACTIVE Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.205A-WRBH Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC.

COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 648840) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 2, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 648840, and its motor carrier number is MC-304663.

Is COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 77 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).