Carrier profile · USDOT 548880 · MC-271882 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

COWAN SYSTEMS LLC

1,882 power unitsavg 6.5 yrNational · 38 statesBALTIMORE, MD81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-271882 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkscowansystems.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 22.3%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1,146 vehicle and 2,134 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.4% · 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 6.9 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

2,044 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 121

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.6 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1,882-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
1,882
Inspections · 24 mo
2,134
Annualized
≈1,067 / yr
Coverage
≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

49%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
55%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
44%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
73%
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 Driving718 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance374 · 114 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance183 · 54 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance169 · 143 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance138 · 6 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance95 · 57 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance79 · 0 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance62 · 6 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance59 · 0 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance53 · 2 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

184 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jun 4, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

120ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
2False logs
51Drove over hours

Trending worse — 68% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 1,558 total · 139 in 24 mo

1,558
Total crashes
139
In last 24 mo
37
Fatal
594
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263911437
20256222355
20248443578
20237812374
20228902383
20218512881
20207732277
20198512981
20189203386
20178213176
20167021670
20157522574
20147112669
20135012048
20125021646
20114201438
2010181917
20092931028
20085022745
20073421631
20064321635
20054322438
20043811831
20033401527
20022401320
20012511524
20002511523
1999180815
19988068
1997160915
19961401011
19955025
19941011
19931010
19861011
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 11, 2026PA00Yes
Jul 3, 2026NJ01Yes
Jun 26, 2026AL00Yes
Jun 23, 2026GA01Yes
Jun 16, 2026GA00Yes
Jun 10, 2026MA01Yes
Jun 8, 2026AL03No
Jun 4, 2026CT00Yes
May 19, 2026MD00Yes
May 2, 2026MD01Yes
Apr 27, 2026FL00Yes
Apr 23, 2026OH00Yes
Apr 21, 2026PA00Yes
Apr 16, 2026KY01Yes
Apr 16, 2026MD01Yes
Apr 13, 2026PA00Yes
Mar 26, 2026GA00Yes
Mar 25, 2026OH00Yes
Mar 25, 2026PA00Yes
Mar 24, 2026VA01Yes
Mar 20, 2026AL00Yes
Mar 19, 2026MA00Yes
Mar 14, 2026GA00Yes
Mar 12, 2026FL00Yes
Mar 10, 2026OH00Yes