THE COUSINS EXPRESS LLC

Louisville, KY · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Feb 3, 2021 (5 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 1 signal

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is inactive (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
Operating authority
Last known: Inactive
MC1197589: Common carrier inactive
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
100.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC1197589 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Inactive

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 3563327 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

1inspections
100.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 1 · Kentucky avg 23.7%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 1 · Kentucky avg 5.2%
2violations written on inspection reports
Most recent inspection
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Dec 10, 2025TN22Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Kentucky average covers 21,728 vehicle and 37,986 driver inspections of all Kentucky-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

2 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 1 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareKentucky share
Vehicle Maintenance21100.0%62.6%
2 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Tires - All others 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A2TAOTLM
11
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Kentucky column is the mix across all Kentucky-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number3563327
MC / docketMC1197589
Legal nameTHE COUSINS EXPRESS LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage206,770 (2023)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedFeb 3, 2021 · 5 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMay 29, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightFresh Produce

Questions about THE COUSINS EXPRESS LLC

What does THE COUSINS EXPRESS LLC's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for THE COUSINS EXPRESS LLC (MC1197589), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about THE COUSINS EXPRESS LLC is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking THE COUSINS EXPRESS LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3563327. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (502) 956-4746, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1197589, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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