Cowboy Trucking Inc
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
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 6
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
- 32
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 45
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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.
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 83 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 14 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 23, 2023 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 2, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 24, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2017 | TX | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 7, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 16, 2012 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |