Carrier profile · USDOT 97862 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cougar Oil Inc

15 power unitsavg 9.2 yrRegional · 3 statesSELMA, AL94/100
AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkscougaroil.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 16.7%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.1% · 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 13.1 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5

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
≈1.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 15-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
15
Inspections · 24 mo
36
Annualized
≈18 / yr
Coverage
≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

48%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
34%
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.

  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 107.620 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 53 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 16 total · 3 in 24 mo

16
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
5
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20252002
20241001
20182012
20171001
20162002
20142002
20132022
20081001
20071001
20051011
19971011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Nov 24, 2025AL00Yes
Jun 16, 2025FL00Yes
Nov 18, 2024AL00Yes
Sep 20, 2018AL00Yes
May 31, 2018AL01Yes
Jun 12, 2017AL00Yes
Jun 15, 2016FL00Yes
Jan 21, 2016FL00Yes
Dec 15, 2014AL00Yes
Jun 25, 2014AL00Yes
Aug 9, 2013FL01Yes
Aug 1, 2013FL01Yes
Feb 28, 2008AL00Yes
Feb 13, 2007AL00Yes
Apr 19, 2005AL01Yes
Feb 11, 1997AL03Yes