CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 283462· MC419593· CARRIER· EIN 71-0628109
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COBB

Legal: COBB-VANTRESS LLC

4703 HWY 412, SILOAM SPRINGS, AR, 72761(479) 549-2819kari.hutchins@cobbvantress.comSHELBY WATKINS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$10M BIPD
Ace American Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
8.3%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
4.5%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
4
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
92
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
4 crashes in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC419593

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$10M on file
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$10M coverageeff 01/01/2026
Ace American Insurance Company· policy ISA H11381406
Authority history (2) ▾
07/28/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
12/13/2001MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (07/24/2023)
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (11)
  1. ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$10MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/202501/01/2026
  2. ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD · eff 01/01/202401/01/2025
  3. ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD · eff 06/13/202301/01/2024
  4. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.$2MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/28/200107/24/2023
  5. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.$1MName Changed
    CARGO · eff 01/01/200307/24/2023
  6. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 12/28/200101/01/2003
  7. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/200103/10/2002
  8. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    CARGO · eff 01/01/200103/10/2002
  9. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/01/200112/28/2001
  10. PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.$2MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/28/200112/28/2001
  11. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    CARGO · eff 01/01/200112/28/2001

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle12 inspections · 8.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver44 inspections · 4.5% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

44 inspections · 21 violations (4 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.

44
Inspections
21
Violations
4
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

14
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • TN8
  • SC4
  • GA4
  • AR3
  • NC3
  • TX2
  • PA1
  • MT1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

A high share of violations are occurring in McCurtain County, OK

Medium impact

5 of 15 violations in the last 12 months (33%) came from inspections in McCurtain County, OK. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from McCurtain County, OK to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 8% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing10 violations (24 mo)
Following / lane / reckless5 viol60%
  • 392.2-SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely2× · 33%
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane2× · 22%
  • 392.2-SLLILCState/Local Laws - Improper lane change1× · 5%
Speeding4 viol33%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 17%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 15%
Seat belt1 viol8%
  • 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV1× · 8%
What to do
  • Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Projected estimatecould improve up to 7 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Improving
11
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
9
Clean
Where the violations are
Unsafe Driving 67%Other 33%
Focus here first
1Unsafe Driving
2 violations · 67% of recent
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
2Other
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLS1State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
Do this
  • Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Hands off the phone; always belt up
🎓
Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

68
Inspections
36
Violations
4
Out-of-service
165
CSA points
46
Crashes
18
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

75 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

37 trailer 37 truck 1 other
1988 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 6×
1GRAA9624JB704034· P998602 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR4PSUR1134· 3489588 IN
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2537P2864302· BJ9913 OK
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHHDR4PSUR1120· 3491027 IN
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 3×
1UYVS2538P2920201· BJ9919 OK
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNRseen 3×
4V4WC9EH6PN339416· 3310907 IN
2024 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 3×
1GR1A9628RB522218· BK1266 OK
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNRseen 3×
4V4WC9EH1PN339422· 3790128 IN
2024 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH0RN649592· 3616259 IN
2026 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJHLDR4TSWU1756· 3971796 IN
2026 WALINGA USA Walinga USAseen 3×
1W9KT3625TW576035· PH26823 IN
2020 VOLVO TRUCK VNRseen 2×
4V4WC9EH0LN260141· 2910865 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR2PSUR1133· 3489795 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHLDV2PDUR1122· 3489898 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR9PSUR1145· 3489981 IN
2023 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GR1A9625PB447958· BJ9997 OK
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNRseen 2×
4V4WC9EHXPN339418· 3310909 IN
2020 VOLVO TRUCK VNRseen 2×
4V4WC9EH2LN260142· 3617384 IN
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR0SSVU5733· 3727855 IN
2023 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2530P2864304· BJ9915 OK
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR0PSUR1146· 3489763 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR6PSUR1152· 3489807 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR7PSUR1130· 3489794 IN
2023 VOLVO TRUCK VNRseen 2×
4V4WC9EH1PN339419· 3727948 IN
2025 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2530S6399301· PG24545 IN
2014 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA9621EB705129· P988514 IN
2017 LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC. Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
1L9BC12C9HL033726· P710375 IN
2015 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA9624FB702484· PD17542 IN
2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHLDV8PSUR3632· 3696209 IN
LEDW
00000000000000000· P743336 IN

+ 45 more.

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

4

Tow-away

4

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
98
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
113
113 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
5.5M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi76 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi37 drivers
Company officer
SHELBY WATKINS
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
144725280
Registered since
1986-12-09
Last MCS-150 update
2026-04-29
Census status
Active

Fleet: 98 trucks · 7 owned trailers · 94 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 1296 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1296
Connected carriers
1296
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

13 events
  1. 04/29/2026MCS-150 update filed

    5.5M mi reported (2025)

  2. 01/01/2026Insurance filed — Ace American Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy ISA H11381406

  3. 01/01/2026Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy ISA H11374980

  4. 01/01/2025Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD · policy ISA H10689971

  5. 01/01/2024Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD · policy ISA H10691953

  6. 07/28/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  7. 07/24/2023Insurance name changed — PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy ISA H07969302

  8. 01/01/2003Insurance replaced — PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy ISAH07969302

  9. 03/10/2002Insurance cancelled — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MWTB 180 70

  10. 12/28/2001Insurance replaced — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MWTB 180 70

  11. 12/28/2001Insurance replaced — PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy ISA H07969302

  12. 12/13/2001MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (07/24/2023)

  13. 12/09/1986Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Safety audit
Rated
2010-04-23
Last review
1987-05-13
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-04-29
Reported mileage
5,473,870 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.