COWAN INTERMODAL GROUP LLC
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
283 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 26
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 239
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 291
- Annualized
- ≈146 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Maintenance150 · 56 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance96 · 17 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving77 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance70 · 45 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance48 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance45 · 25 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance22 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance21 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
38 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 28, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 87% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 128 total · 12 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2026 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2025 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2025 | CT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2025 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2025 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2025 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2025 | GA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 18, 2024 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 2, 2024 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2024 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2024 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2024 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 10, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2024 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2024 | KS | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Sep 26, 2023 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |