Carrier profile · USDOT 548880 · MC-271882 · Updated Jul 18, 2026
Cowan Systems LLC
1,882 power unitsavg 6.4 yrNational · 38 statesBALTIMORE, MD81/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-271882 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Network & Fraud
Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.
Last 12 months: 33 trucks also ran under 29 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 540864USDOT 714426USDOT 3163657USDOT 264184USDOT 2909475USDOT 123611USDOT 154712USDOT 546240Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (97 trucks · 120 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111USDOT 264184USDOT 690147USDOT 2317693USDOT 2909475USDOT 113693USDOT 1575970USDOT 1747093
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@cowansystems.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 215194USDOT 369330USDOT 917652USDOT 1479857USDOT 1488362
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1,8821,882
Observed (24 mo)1,2711,271
Shared w/ other carriers100100
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
Showing the 40 most cross-linked of 100 shared VINs.
Owner / group view· confidence: email domain
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 6 related authorities · joined by email domain
- Authorities
- 6
- Combined power
- 2,249
- States
- 2
- Oldest authority
- Jun 24, 1982
- Active now
- 3
- COWAN SYSTEMS LLC· viewingUSDOT 5488801,882PU
- COWAN INTERMODAL GROUP LLCUSDOT 215194239PU
- COWAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCUSDOT 91765277PU
- HERITAGE TRANSPORT LLCUSDOT 147985750PU
- CARLISLE CARRIER LLCUSDOT 3693301PU
- COWAN EQUIPMENT LEASING LLCUSDOT 14883620PU
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