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COWAN SYSTEMS, LLC

DOT# 548880 MC# 271882 Broker
ACTIVE

Trust Score

86 / 100
B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 60
Insurance · 25% 100
3 reported fatal crash(es)
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Potential Chameleon Carrier

This carrier shares strong identity signals with a carrier that had safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

low DOT# 1855077—May be a successor to DOT 1855077 (PINNACLE TRANSPORTATION LLC, inactive). Linked by: address, phone

Overview

Address

4555 HOLLINS FERRY ROAD

BALTIMORE, MD 21227

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Contact

Phone: (410) 247-0800

Email: legal@cowansystems.com

Company Officers

SHELLY A DUMAS-MAGNIN

STEVE WELLS

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

D&B #: 0

HazMat: HazMat Carrier

Fleet

1882

Power Units

1882

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors1677
Term Tractors205
Term Trailers298

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jan 28, 1994

Common authority: Nov 10, 1994

Contract authority: Sep 2, 1994

Broker authority: ACTIVE

Authority History (16)

Authority TypeActionDate
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 31, 2018 → Jan 8, 2019
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 31, 2018 → Jan 8, 2019
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 1, 2006 → May 9, 2006
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMay 1, 2006 → May 9, 2006
BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 29, 2005 → Jan 4, 2006
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 29, 2005 → Jan 10, 2006
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 29, 2005 → Jan 10, 2006
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJun 25, 2002 → Jun 28, 2002
BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJul 21, 2000 → Aug 10, 2000
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDMay 30, 2000
PROPERTY BROKERGRANTEDMay 30, 2000
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDMay 30, 2000
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONMar 25, 1995
PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDFeb 1, 1995 → May 24, 2000
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDNov 10, 1994 → May 24, 2000
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED → TRANSFERREDSep 2, 1994 → May 24, 2000

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsFresh ProduceIntermodal ContainersMeatChemicalsRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Apr 28, 2026

Mileage: 143,732,615 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

CompanyDOT#MC#LocationStatusLinked By
COWAN INTERMODAL GROUP, LLC215194155424BALTIMORE, MD ACTIVE
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COWAN TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC917652396918BALTIMORE, MD ACTIVE
AddressEmailDomainOfficerPhone
CARLISLE CARRIER, LLC369330223588MECHANICSBURG, PA INACTIVE
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HERITAGE TRANSPORT LLC1479857558764BALTIMORE, MD ACTIVE
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PINNACLE TRANSPORTATION LLC1855077671525BALTIMORE, MD INACTIVE
AddressPhone
COWAN SYSTEMS, L.L.C.2217118285256BALTIMORE, MD INACTIVE
Phone
COWAN SYSTEMS TRANSPORTATION, LLC2235345542448BALTIMORE, MD INACTIVE
Phone

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 128 → 127Sep 22, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 127 → 128Sep 21, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 128 → 127Sep 20, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 129 → 128Sep 19, 2026
Safetytotal crashes: 128 → 129Sep 17, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver2141 inspections
0.8%
6.3%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle1134 inspections
22.6%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat27 inspections
3.7%
2.4%
Carrier National avg
Overall2141 inspections
12.6%
Carrier

Crash Summary

3

Fatal

46

Injury

127.0

per 1M miles

116

Towaway

127

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving560
Driver Fitness17
Hours of Service136
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance1077

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 2126 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

2126

Total

18

Driver OOS

254

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving1.18209 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.1375 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.0717 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance4.34490 insp w/ viol

Insurance

3 policies on file3 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA5776819Not publishedNov 1, 2025—82
CARGO Active OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANYMWE 314560Not publishedNov 1, 2025—34
SURETY Active TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA108369354Not publishedNov 1, 2025—84

Insurance History (25)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
SURETY · F84GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Mar 28, 2022Nov 1, 2025
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2021Jan 25, 2022
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2022
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2021
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2020Nov 29, 2020
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Nov 1, 2020Nov 24, 2021
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jun 9, 2020Nov 1, 2020
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Jun 9, 2020Nov 29, 2020
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2020Nov 29, 2020
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2020
BIPD · F82UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
BIPD · F82UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2019Jan 27, 2019
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2018Jan 1, 2018
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018
BIPD · F91XUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2017
BIPD · F91XTHE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2016Jan 27, 2017
BIPD · F91XTHE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUTReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Jan 1, 2016Jan 1, 2017
SURETY · F84SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANCancelledTERM/CANCL$1,000,000Oct 1, 2013Apr 14, 2022
SURETY · F84SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Oct 1, 2013Oct 1, 2013
SURETY · F84SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Oct 1, 2013Mar 28, 2022
SURETY · F84SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Mar 28, 2013Oct 1, 2013
CARGO · F34LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Sep 1, 2010Nov 1, 2025

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