Carrier profile · USDOT 374844 · MC-741584 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cox Contracting Company Inc

13 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCOUNCIL BLUFFS, IA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-741584 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

13.0Avg age (yr)

2007–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(712) 322-3088 Email dispatchcoxcontracting@qwestoffice.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

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

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 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 2 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 13-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: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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 ’14 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Nationwide Comp’11–’14

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2014

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Mar 2011 → Jul 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

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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

IA busiest

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

Home base

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA

16419 FRANKLIN AVENUE

Top corridor

IA 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@qwestoffice.net — 490 carriers: USDOT 11975 USDOT 22179 USDOT 30071 USDOT 53766 USDOT 62605 USDOT 65036 USDOT 66912 USDOT 98261

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 16419 FRANKLIN AVENUE, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, 51503
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (712) 322-3088
Fax: (712) 322-1844
Email: coxcontracting@qwestoffice.net
Web domain: qwestoffice.net

Registration

Officers: John Cox · Katy L Cox
USDOT / docket: 374844 · MC-741584
First registered: Dec 4, 1989
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2025 · 49,647 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 25, 2001
D-U-N-S: 6261358

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

49,647

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 COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC.

COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC (USDOT 374844) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 7, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 25, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 374844, and its motor carrier number is MC-741584.

Is COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's safety record?

COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 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: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC's fleet?

COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC operates 13 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC based?

COX CONTRACTING COMPANY INC is based in COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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