Updated Oct 22, 2026

Cowan Systems LLC

As of Oct 22, 2026, Cowan Systems LLC in Baltimore, Maryland reports 1,882 power units and 1,882 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

4555 Hollins Ferry Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21227 (410) 247-0800

Verified Oct 22, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Cowan Systems LLC (USDOT 548880, MC-271882) is an active motor carrier based in Baltimore, Maryland that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 1,882 power units and 1,882 drivers (1,882 with CDLs). It reported 143,732,615 miles for 2024 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, general freight, intermodal containers, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, refrigerated food, fresh produce, beverages, paper products, meat. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on September 7, 2006, 20 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. In the last 24 months it had 2,153 roadside inspections, 272 of them (12.6%) with an out-of-service order; 27 hazmat inspections and 1 hazmat out-of-service order; 127 reportable crashes (3 deaths, 68 injuries); a crash on record does not by itself mean the carrier caused it. Registration (MCS-150) last updated April 28, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	500+ power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, General freight, Intermodal containers, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Refrigerated food, Fresh produce, Beverages, Paper products, Meat Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	500+ drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	Apr 28, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
Out-of-service share (24 months)	10% to 20% out of service The share of the carrier's roadside inspections in the last 24 months that ended in an out-of-service order. A carrier with few inspections can swing on one result. source
Roadside inspections (24 months)	2,153 Roadside inspections of the carrier's drivers and vehicles in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System file, which covers the last 24 months and is refreshed monthly. source
Reportable crashes (24 months)	127 Crashes involving the carrier's vehicles that met FMCSA's reporting threshold (a death, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away) in the last 24 months. A crash on record does not mean the carrier caused it. source
USDOT number	548880 source
MC docket	MC-271882 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	1,882 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	1,882 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	7,499 source
Drivers	1,882 source
CDL drivers	1,882 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	143,732,615 miles source
Mileage year	2024 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Sep 7, 2006 source
USDOT registered since	Jan 28, 1994 source
Business type	Corporation source
Inspections with an out-of-service order (24 months)	272 source
Hazmat inspections (24 months)	27 source
Hazmat out-of-service orders (24 months)	1 source
Deaths in those crashes	3 source
Injuries in those crashes	68 source
Crashes with a hazmat release (24 months)	0 source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

Apr 28, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Sep 7, 2006: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jan 28, 1994: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 22, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 22, 2026, 10:22 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Apr 28, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Sep 7, 2006; Registered with FMCSA: Jan 28, 1994 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Maryland

126 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Maryland; 9 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Maryland

FMCSA safety rating (all 126 here): Conditional 6 (5%) · Not rated 73 (58%) · Satisfactory 47 (37%)

Rating age (all 126 here): Rating over 10 years old 48 (38%) · Not rated 73 (58%) · Rating 5–10 years old 4 (3%) · Rated within the last 5 years 1 (<1%)

Fleet size (all 126 in this group): 10–24 power units (76) · 25–99 power units (37) · 100–499 power units (11) · 500+ power units (2)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 126 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (74) · Machinery, large objects (60) · Building materials (59) · Construction (59) · Motor vehicles (54) · Other cargo (52) · 23 other values (348)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Reportable crash: A crash involving the carrier's vehicle with a death, an injury treated away from the scene or a vehicle towed away. FMCSA records it whoever was at fault.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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