Carrier profile · USDOT 1436462 · MC-542695 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cowart Mulch Products Inc

93 power unitsavg 8.2 yrRegional · 7 statesSUGAR HILL, GA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-542695 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

93Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2000–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(770) 932-6161 Email dispatchjboatright@cowartmulch.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average47.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo47.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

93 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2000–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 47.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 7.7 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 7

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 93-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: 93
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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)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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Cincinnati’06–’10

Harleysville’10–’13

American Resources’15–’17

Travelers America’17–’20

Third Coast’21–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Nov 2021	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	Apr 2017 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
AMERICAN RESOURCES INS. CO. INCORPORATED(INC	May 2015 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jul 2013 → May 2015	$750K	1
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 93
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

47.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

SUGAR HILL, GA

185 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD

Top corridor

GA 28 · FL 12 · AL 4

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2074781Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cowartmulch.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 861856 USDOT 2830794

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris cowart — 3 carriers: USDOT 861856 USDOT 2830794

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: 185 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, SUGAR HILL, GA, 30518
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (770) 932-6161
Fax: (770) 932-5150
Email: jboatright@cowartmulch.com
Web domain: cowartmulch.com

Registration

Officer: Chris Cowart
USDOT / docket: 1436462 · MC-542695
First registered: Nov 18, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2025 · 3,395,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,395,000

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 COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC.

COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC (USDOT 1436462) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 47.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 93 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC's USDOT number?

COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC's USDOT number is 1436462, and its motor carrier number is MC-542695.

Is COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC's safety record?

COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC has a 47.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 85 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC's fleet?

COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC operates 93 power units and 61 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC based?

COWART MULCH PRODUCTS INC is based in SUGAR HILL, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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