Carrier profile · USDOT 2866991 · MC-960627 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Cowboy Transportation Services Inc

45 power unitsavg 8.8 yrNational · 25 statesAMITY, AR87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-960627 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

45Power units

64 observed · MCS-150

60Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(870) 342-5262 Email dispatchJDANIELS_COWBOYTRANS@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes13 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

45 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

136 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 66 vehicle and 136 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 5.4 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

126 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 15

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 45-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 45
Inspections · 24 mo: 136
Annualized: ≈68 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance28 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 10 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Hallmark Specialty’17–’19

Starr Liability’19–’20

Canal’20–’22

Third Coast’23–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2022	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Dec 2016	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 45
Observed power (24 mo): 64
Trailers (towed): 60

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

75.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

136

AR busiest

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

Home base

AMITY, AR

11071 HWY 8 WEST

Top corridor

AR 42 · TX 30 · LA 15

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2433391 USDOT 494832 USDOT 2555584Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (47 trucks · 37 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1345616 USDOT 2433391 USDOT 2811357 USDOT 289675 USDOT 1805503 USDOT 2954559 USDOT 3200757 USDOT 3306210

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: 11071 HWY 8 WEST, AMITY, AR, 71921
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (870) 342-5262
Email: jdaniels_cowboytrans@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Tim Daniels · Jenna Harless
USDOT / docket: 2866991 · MC-960627
First registered: Mar 15, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jul 15, 2025 · 3,736,819 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.62
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,736,819

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 COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2866991) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 136 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 66 vehicle-level and 136 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 45 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 15, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2866991, and its motor carrier number is MC-960627.

Is COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 24.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 187 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 45 power units and 45 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

COWBOY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in AMITY, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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