COWAN SYSTEMS LLC
USDOT 548880
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (1882 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTravelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
- Out-of-service rate12.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)146 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 26 years ago
- Linked registrations4 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 548880 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-271882 |
| Legal Name | COWAN SYSTEMS LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4102470800 |
| Address | 4555 HOLLINS FERRY ROAD, Baltimore, MD, 21227 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060907) |
| 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 | Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $75,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-11-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Republic Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2025-11-01 | — |
| TRAVELERSCSA | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2025-11-01 | — |
| Liberty Mutual Insurance | $0 | BMC-82 | 2025-11-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2000-05-30 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 2000-05-30 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2000-05-30 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 76 / 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 | 2143 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 12.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 146 total (5 fatal, 55 with injuries, 133 towaway) |
- 2026-07-03 — NJ — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-06-26 — AL — towaway
- 2026-06-23 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-06-16 — GA — towaway
- 2026-06-10 — MA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (301), 20 (301), 12 (210).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
4 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 215194 · USDOT 917652 · USDOT 2217118 · USDOT 2235345
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 1882 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1882 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 143,732,615 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 28-APR-26 |
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC operates 1882 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MD.
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