Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 798942
MICHAEL COX
8 power unitsFOWLER, IN
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power 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 27 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1999Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MICHAEL COX safe to work with?
Is MICHAEL COX safe to load? MICHAEL COX (USDOT 798942) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in FOWLER, IN, operating 8 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 27 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MCMICHAEL COX 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- 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
FOWLER, IN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael cox — 25 carriers: USDOT 777336USDOT 1009266USDOT 1016092USDOT 1110917USDOT 1210594USDOT 1394984USDOT 1533634USDOT 1621489
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1828 N 300 E, FOWLER, IN, 47944
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (765) 884-0164
- debcox61@yahoo.com
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Cox
- USDOT / docket
- 798942
- First registered
- 03/08/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 05/05/2026 · 43,541 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 MICHAEL COX's USDOT number?
MICHAEL COX's USDOT number is 798942.
Is MICHAEL COX authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL COX is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is MICHAEL COX's fleet?
MICHAEL COX operates 8 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MICHAEL COX based?
MICHAEL COX is based in FOWLER, IN.