COWAN JAMES DOUGLAS

USDOT 817921 • DBA: COWAN TRUCKING • 17291 CHILDRESS HOLLOW ROAD, ABINGDON, VA, 24210

ACTIVEMotor Carrier

Authority:1 active

Insurance:2 current

BOC-3:On file

Safety Rating:Not rated

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:1 active

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

817,921

Status

ACTIVE

Entity Type

Individual / Sole Proprietor

Operation

Interstate

Business Type

Motor Carrier

State

Virginia

Phone

5405318756

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

MCS-150 Mileage

26,742

BOC-3 Agent

PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

Physical Address

17291 CHILDRESS HOLLOW ROAD, ABINGDON, VA, 24210

Contact

Phone: 5405318756

Risk Signals1 flagged

HIGH

1 active Out-of-Service order

Active OOS orders prevent this carrier from operating until rescinded. See the OOS Orders table for details.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Common Carrier — Active

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

2 active

Latest: Aug 1, 2017

BOC-3 Filing

On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority Type	Docket #	Status	Original Date	Final Date
Common Carrier	MC-414496	ACTIVE	Unknown	Jul 29, 2015

Active Insurance (2)

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Active Insurance (2)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	687440001	ON FILE	Aug 1, 2017	Aug 1, 2021
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA06026101	ON FILE	Jan 3, 2011	Apr 29, 2011

Insurance History (32 canceled/expired)

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Insurance History (32 canceled/expired)
Insurer	Type	Policy #	Status	Effective	Cancel Date
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA08184902	REPLACED	Aug 1, 2016	Aug 1, 2017
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA08184901	REPLACED	Aug 1, 2015	Aug 1, 2016
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	357149	CANCELLED	Aug 1, 2014	Aug 1, 2015
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA06026104	REPLACED	Jan 6, 2014	Aug 1, 2014
VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	9369814	CANCELLED	Jan 3, 2011	Feb 5, 2014
VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	9369814	REPLACED	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 6, 2014
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	TAP0737729	CANCELLED	Jan 3, 2010	Jan 3, 2011
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TAP0737729	CANCELLED	Jan 3, 2010	Jan 3, 2011
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	TAP0737683	CANCELLED	Jan 3, 2009	Jan 3, 2010
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TAP0737683	CANCELLED	Jan 3, 2009	Jan 3, 2010
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	TAP0732908	CANCELLED	May 10, 2008	Jan 3, 2009
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TAP0732908	CANCELLED	May 10, 2008	Jan 3, 2009
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	TAP0732908	CANCELLED	Jan 3, 2008	May 10, 2008
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TAP0732908	CANCELLED	Jan 3, 2008	May 10, 2008
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	CARGO	PIA00674601	CANCELLED	Jul 16, 2007	Jan 3, 2008
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	PIA00674601	CANCELLED	Mar 13, 2007	Jan 3, 2008
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	OPS0039565	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2006	Mar 8, 2006
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	V118791	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2006	Mar 8, 2007
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	BIPD/Primary	V116088	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2005	Mar 8, 2006
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	OPS0039565	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2005	Mar 8, 2006
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	OPS0036339	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2004	Mar 8, 2005
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TP 6118690	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2004	Mar 8, 2005
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	OPS0034764	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2003	Mar 8, 2004
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TP 6111622	REPLACED	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TP 6111622	REPLACED	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TP 6111622	REPLACED	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TP 6111622	REPLACED	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	TP 6111622	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2003
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	OPS0032526	CANCELLED	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2003
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	ST015611	CANCELLED	Nov 8, 2001	Mar 29, 2002
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	CARGO	ST015611	REPLACED	Nov 8, 2001	Mar 8, 2002
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	BIPD/Primary	ST015611	CANCELLED	Nov 6, 2001	Mar 29, 2002

Insurance Events Timeline

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Insurance Events Timeline
Event	Insurer	Policy #	Type	Event Date	Cancel Date
TERM/REPL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	687440001	BIPD/Primary	Aug 1, 2021	Aug 1, 2021
TERM/REPL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08184902	BIPD/Primary	Aug 1, 2017	Aug 1, 2017
TERM/REPL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA08184901	BIPD/Primary	Aug 1, 2016	Aug 1, 2016
CANCEL	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	357149	BIPD/Primary	Aug 1, 2015	Aug 1, 2015
TERM/REPL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06026104	BIPD/Primary	Aug 1, 2014	Aug 1, 2014
TERM/CANCL	VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	9369814	BIPD/Primary	Feb 5, 2014	Feb 5, 2014
TERM/REPL	VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	9369814	BIPD/Primary	Jan 6, 2014	Jan 6, 2014
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA06026101	CARGO	Apr 29, 2011	Apr 29, 2011
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0737729	BIPD/Primary	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 3, 2011
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0737729	CARGO	Jan 3, 2011	Jan 3, 2011
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0737683	BIPD/Primary	Jan 3, 2010	Jan 3, 2010
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0737683	CARGO	Jan 3, 2010	Jan 3, 2010
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0732908	CARGO	Jan 3, 2009	Jan 3, 2009
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0732908	BIPD/Primary	Jan 3, 2009	Jan 3, 2009
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0732908	CARGO	May 10, 2008	May 10, 2008
CANCEL	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0732908	BIPD/Primary	May 10, 2008	May 10, 2008
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA00674601	BIPD/Primary	Jan 3, 2008	Jan 3, 2008
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA00674601	CARGO	Jan 3, 2008	Jan 3, 2008
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V118791	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2007	Mar 8, 2007
CANCEL	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	OPS0039565	CARGO	Mar 8, 2006	Mar 8, 2006
CANCEL	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V116088	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2006	Mar 8, 2006
CANCEL	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	OPS0039565	CARGO	Mar 8, 2006	Mar 8, 2006
CANCEL	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	OPS0036339	CARGO	Mar 8, 2005	Mar 8, 2005
CANCEL	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6118690	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2005	Mar 8, 2005
CANCEL	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	OPS0034764	CARGO	Mar 8, 2004	Mar 8, 2004
CANCEL	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6111622	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2003	Mar 8, 2003
CANCEL	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	OPS0032526	CARGO	Mar 8, 2003	Mar 8, 2003
CANCEL	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST015611	BIPD/Primary	Mar 29, 2002	Mar 29, 2002
TERM/CANCL	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST015611	CARGO	Mar 29, 2002	Mar 29, 2002
TERM/REPL	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6111622	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
TERM/REPL	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	ST015611	CARGO	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
TERM/REPL	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6111622	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
TERM/REPL	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6111622	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002
TERM/REPL	INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	TP 6111622	BIPD/Primary	Mar 8, 2002	Mar 8, 2002

Authority Revocations

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Authority Revocations
Authority	Docket	Reason	Date
COMMON	MC-414496	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Unknown
COMMON	MC-414496	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Unknown

Authority Action History (10 events)

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Authority Action History (10 events)
Docket	Authority Type	Original Action	Served Date	Disposition	Decided Date
MC414496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Jul 6, 2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jul 29, 2015
MC414496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Jan 9, 2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jan 13, 2014
MC414496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Dec 7, 2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jan 3, 2011
MC414496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Dec 7, 2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Dec 22, 2009
MC414496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Dec 8, 2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jan 6, 2009
MC414496	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Dec 8, 2008	—	Unknown
MC414496	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	Jun 20, 2008	—	Unknown
MC414496	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	Dec 7, 2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jan 4, 2008
MC414496	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	Jul 25, 2007	REVOKED	May 19, 2008
MC414496	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Nov 14, 2001	REVOKED	May 21, 2003

Out-of-Service Orders (1)

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Out-of-Service Orders (1)
OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescinded
Oct 13, 2009	90 day failure to pay fine	ACTIVE	Oct 15, 2009

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness

N/A

Hours of Service

N/A

Unsafe Driving

N/A

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections

Violations

1 OOS

Vehicle OOS %

14.3%

Driver OOS %

0.0%

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

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Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 7 of 7 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

3 states • 7 inspections

None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (5 violations from 7 inspections)

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Violation Summary (5 violations from 7 inspections)
Code	Description	# Violations	# OOS	Severity Wt	BASIC
FMCSR:393.45(b)(2)	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	2	1	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:107.620B-HMAMC	107.620B-HMAMC	1	0	—	Unknown
FMCSR:393.53(b)	Steering system components worn	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47(e)	Slack adjuster defective	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

14.3%vs nat'l 23.4%

-9.1 pts below avg

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%

-6.7 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

0.71vs nat'l 1.80

-1.09 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (7 inspections)

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Inspection History (7 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
May 5, 2025	84579164	BATESBURG SC	SC	Level 2	MACK TRAIL SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Feb 18, 2025	83916390	AIKEN SC	SC	Level 2	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	1	107.620B-HMAMC	No
Jan 13, 2025	83606273	FAIR PLAY SC	SC	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
May 15, 2024	81616225	I-20 EB AIKEN COUNTY	SC	Level 1	MCKT SEMI-TRAILER	2	393.53(b), 393.47(e)	No
Oct 9, 2023	79861779	I-20 EB AIKEN COUNTY	SC	Level 3	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Aug 23, 2023	79499592	SR22 WEST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP-	PA	Level 1	KENW SEMI-TRAILER	2	393.45(b)(2)	Yes
Jun 7, 2023	78839545	2MM EB	NC	Level 3	MCN SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

4 total · 0.0% OOS

2024-052025-05

InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

I-20 EB AIKEN COUNTY2

2MM EB1

SR22 WEST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP-1 · 1 OOS

AIKEN SC1

BATESBURG SC1

FAIR PLAY SC1

Violations by BASIC category

Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

Unknown1

Recent Crashes

4 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Fatal crashes on record

Injuries

Across 1 crash

Tow-Aways

Crash History (4 records)

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Crash History (4 records)
Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Jun 13, 2022	SC	FATAL	1	0	ORANGEBURG	INTERSTATE 26	...848061	COWAN TRUCKING
Sep 18, 2018	SC	INJURY	0	3	—	—	—	—
Mar 28, 2018	GA	TOW	0	0	—	—	—	—
May 6, 2015	NC	TOW	0	0	—	—	—	—

Compliance Timeline

41 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

Jun 13, 2022

Crash

Fatal crash in SC

1 fatality, 0 injuries

Aug 1, 2021

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Sep 18, 2018

Crash

Injury crash

0 fatalities, 3 injuries

Mar 28, 2018

Crash

Tow-away crash

0 fatalities, 0 injuries

Aug 1, 2017

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Aug 1, 2016

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Aug 1, 2015

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Jul 29, 2015

Authority

Common Carrier authority active

Docket MC-414496

May 6, 2015

Crash

Tow-away crash

0 fatalities, 0 injuries

Aug 1, 2014

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Feb 5, 2014

Insurance

Insurance term/cancl

VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

Jan 6, 2014

Insurance

Insurance term/repl

VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

Apr 29, 2011

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

Jan 3, 2011

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

Jan 3, 2011

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • CARGO

Jan 3, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

Jan 3, 2010

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • CARGO

Oct 15, 2009

OOS

OOS order rescinded

90 day failure to pay fine

Oct 13, 2009

OOS

OOS order issued

90 day failure to pay fine

Jan 3, 2009

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • CARGO

Jan 3, 2009

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

May 10, 2008

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • CARGO

May 10, 2008

Insurance

Insurance cancel

STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY • BIPD/Primary

Jan 3, 2008

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • BIPD/Primary

Jan 3, 2008

Insurance

Insurance cancel

CANAL INSURANCE CO. • CARGO

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StationI-20 EB AIKEN COUNTY

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StationBATESBURG SC

1 inspection at this station

StationAIKEN SC

1 inspection at this station

BOC-3 AgentPROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.

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