CARMAN INC

USDOT 262981

Active

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (45 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT262981
MC NumberMC-186076
Fleet45 power units
Drivers55
Phone4796468486
LocationFort Smith, AR

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Out-of-service rate6.7% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number262981
MC NumberMC-186076
Legal NameCARMAN INC
DBA Name
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone4796468486
Address6705 HIGHWAY 271 S, Fort Smith, AR, 72908

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 19871027)
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2025-09-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1,000,000BMC-91X2025-09-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record1
  • 2021-06-14 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
90 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
88 / 100
Driver Fitness
88 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
69 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections119
Out-of-Service Rate6.7% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway)
  • 2025-11-13 — IL — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2025-06-13 — MS — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-05-30 — AR — towaway
  • 2025-04-09 — AR — towaway
  • 2024-01-14 — MO — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 12 (26), 7 (11), 50 (9).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)45
Drivers55
Recent Annual Mileage5,755,730
Last MCS-150 Filing30-JAN-26

CARMAN INC operates 45 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in AR.

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