Carrier profile · USDOT 978003 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

Cotton Commercial USA Inc

89 power unitsMulti-region · 8 statesKATY, TX80/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

89Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

2013–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 371-3011 Email dispatchbradw@cottonteam.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 23, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

89 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.8 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 3

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

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 89-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: 89
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 89
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 2

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 across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

KATY, TX

5443 KATY HOCKLEY CUT OFF RD

Top corridor

TX 3 · OK 2 · FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4355159

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cottonteam.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2542352

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5443 KATY HOCKLEY CUT OFF RD, KATY, TX, 77493
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 371-3011
Fax: (713) 856-7425
Email: bradw@cottonteam.com
Web domain: cottonteam.com

Registration

Officers: Brandy Pettigrew · William Sullivan
USDOT / docket: 978003
First registered: Sep 17, 2001
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2026 · 1,495,225 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 11, 2010
D-U-N-S: 119792633

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

150

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,495,225

Annual 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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC.

COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC (USDOT 978003) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 23, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 23, 2026.

It reports 89 power units and 150 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 11, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jul 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC's USDOT number?

COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC's USDOT number is 978003.

Is COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 23, 2026, COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC's safety record?

COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC's fleet?

COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC operates 89 power units and 150 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC based?

COTTON COMMERCIAL USA INC is based in KATY, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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