Carrier profile · USDOT 358154 · MC-220329 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cobra Transportation Services Inc

42 power unitsavg 6.3 yrRegional · 5 statesSOUTH ST PAUL, MN87/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-220329 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkscobratrans.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

27 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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 42-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
42
Inspections · 24 mo
28
Annualized
≈14 / yr
Coverage
≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

51%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
2%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
11%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
32%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving31 · 0 OOS
  • 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
  • 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Nov 12, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

13ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
1False logs
1Drove over hours

6 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 27 total · 3 in 24 mo

27
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
9
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20261001
20252012
20221001
20211001
20191001
20181001
20172002
20161001
20141001
20132012
20122012
20112012
20091001
20082022
20071011
20051001
20011010
20001001
19991011
19971001
19951001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Feb 13, 2026MN00Yes
Oct 8, 2025MN01Yes
Feb 18, 2025MN00Yes
Sep 6, 2022MN00Yes
May 11, 2021MN00Yes
Feb 21, 2019MN00Yes
Jun 13, 2018WI00Yes
Oct 17, 2017MN00Yes
Mar 31, 2017MN00Yes
Nov 28, 2016MN00Yes
Mar 10, 2014MN00Yes
Oct 9, 2013WI00Yes
Aug 22, 2013IA01Yes
Nov 27, 2012MN01Yes
Aug 27, 2012WI00Yes
Oct 31, 2011MN04Yes
Jun 24, 2011MN00Yes
Apr 1, 2009MN00Yes
Dec 16, 2008MN01Yes
Apr 28, 2008WI01Yes
Apr 24, 2007WI03Yes
Feb 11, 2005MN00Yes
Apr 30, 2001MN01No
Oct 23, 2000MN00Yes
Mar 8, 1999MN02Yes