Carrier profile · USDOT 187824 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Cottrell Inc

5 power unitsavg 1 yrLocal · 1 statesGAINESVILLE, GA50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

1.0Avg age (yr)

2025–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(770) 532-7251 Email dispatchjwaggoner@cottrelltrailers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

1 yr

Model years 2025–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 5-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

1.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2025

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

GAINESVILLE, GA

2125 CANDLER RD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ GA

TN 1

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 2291805

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2125 CANDLER RD, GAINESVILLE, GA, 30507-8402
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (770) 532-7251
Fax: (770) 535-2831
Email: jwaggoner@cottrelltrailers.com
Web domain: cottrelltrailers.com

Registration

Officers: Mark Wright · Jeff Waggoner
USDOT / docket: 187824
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 25, 2026 · 59,614 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 8, 1988
D-U-N-S: 66477142

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

59,614

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 COTTRELL INC.

COTTRELL INC (USDOT 187824) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 8, 1988 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COTTRELL INC's USDOT number?

COTTRELL INC's USDOT number is 187824.

Is COTTRELL INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, COTTRELL INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is COTTRELL INC's safety record?

COTTRELL INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is COTTRELL INC's fleet?

COTTRELL INC operates 5 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COTTRELL INC based?

COTTRELL INC is based in GAINESVILLE, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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