Carrier profile · USDOT 648840 · MC-304663 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cotton Plant Transport LLC

16 power unitsavg 10 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

10.0Avg age (yr)

2007–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(662) 534-2549 Email dispatchsandyr@cottonplant.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

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 70 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

10 yr

Model years 2007–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 18 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▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.6 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

42 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 Driving12 · 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?

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 · 1 lapseCoverage 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 2000	$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

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

10.0 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

NEW ALBANY, MS

926 SAM BARKLEY DR

Top corridor

MS 15 · AL 7 · AR 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 — 24 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

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (662) 534-2549
Fax: (662) 538-0657
Email: sandyr@cottonplant.net
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

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 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 refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 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 as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 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?

As of Jun 13, 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 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 70 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).

How big is COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC operates 16 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC based?

COTTON PLANT TRANSPORT LLC is based in NEW ALBANY, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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