CARMAN INC
USDOT 262981
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (45 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
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 Number | 262981 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-186076 |
| Legal Name | CARMAN INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4796468486 |
| Address | 6705 HIGHWAY 271 S, Fort Smith, AR, 72908 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19871027) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
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 Insurer | CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-09-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 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)
| Inspections | 119 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 55 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,755,730 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 30-JAN-26 |
CARMAN INC operates 45 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in AR.
Nearby
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