VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC
USDOT 548880 · MC-271882 · 4555 HOLLINS FERRY ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21227
81Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated September 5, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate above average — 22.6% vs the 22.3% national average.
- Fatal crash on record — 37 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 33 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1994.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 7, 2006)
- Authority age
- 32 yr
- Registered
- Jan 28, 1994
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (410) 247-0800
- legal@cowansystems.com
- Website
- cowansystems.com
- Address
- 4555 HOLLINS FERRY ROAD, BALTIMORE, MD 21227
Fleet
- Power units
- 1882
- Drivers
- 1882
- Observed units
- 3009
- Avg fleet age
- 6.5 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $1M
- Cargo on file
- Yes
- Cargo limit
- $1M
- Bond on file
- Yes
- Lapses
- 4
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 22.6% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 0.9% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 2126
- Crashes
- 130
- Fatal crashes
- 37
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0.98 | 49% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.14 | 53% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.06 | 37% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4.2 | 73% | Vektor est. | — |