Carrier profile · USDOT 3525693 · MC-1171879 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cobra Inc

1 power unitavg 4.2 yrNational · 49 statesDARIEN, IL63/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1171879 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

230 observed · MCS-150

230Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 262-2122 Email dispatchinfo@cobracarrier.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

483 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 196 vehicle and 482 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.8% · 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 8.3 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

436 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 75

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈241.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 483
Annualized: ≈242 / yr
Coverage: ≈241.5 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 Driving247 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance77 · 56 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance38 · 14 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 9 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance23 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’21–’23

Third Coast’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC	Feb 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2023 → Jun 2023	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jan 2023 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 230
Trailers (towed): 230

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

94.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 49 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

482

MT busiest

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

Home base

DARIEN, IL

8205 S CASS AVE SUITE 101

Top corridor

MT ⇄ IL

MT 36 · SD 29 · TN 25

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2953815 USDOT 3998686 USDOT 4133503 USDOT 4313494 USDOT 4330426 USDOT 748270 USDOT 1204821 USDOT 2076111

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

230

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8205 S CASS AVE SUITE 101, DARIEN, IL, 60561
Mailing address: 231 S FRONTAGE RD STE14, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (630) 262-2122
Email: info@cobracarrier.com
Web domain: cobracarrier.com

Registration

Officer: Jonas Sakavickas
USDOT / docket: 3525693 · MC-1171879
First registered: Nov 23, 2020
Last MCS-150: Oct 21, 2025 · 23,410,934 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

23,410,934

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 COBRA INC.

COBRA INC (USDOT 3525693) has a Vektor safety score of 63/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 483 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 196 vehicle-level and 482 driver-level — across 49 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 21, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COBRA INC's USDOT number?

COBRA INC's USDOT number is 3525693, and its motor carrier number is MC-1171879.

Is COBRA INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, COBRA INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COBRA INC's safety record?

COBRA INC has a 29.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 653 roadside inspections, with 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 63/100 (tier: high_risk).