Carrier profile · USDOT 3186885 · MC-132110 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BOWEN EXPRESS INC

1 power unitsavg 11.7 yrRegional · 4 statesRIVERSIDE, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-132110 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

2008–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 695-3287 Email dispatchJYINHUANG@OUTLOOK.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average57.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average46.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

57.1

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

57.1

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2008–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 46.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

17 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jul '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈8.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance23 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Global Hawk’18–’19

United Specialty’19–’22

Security National’22–’25

Trailblazers A’25–now

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG	Oct 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2022 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	4
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

100%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

RIVERSIDE, CA

11745 CONNELL RD

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ CA

AZ 9 · CA 6 · NM 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3596146 USDOT 3846938 USDOT 4103280 USDOT 3757202 USDOT 3620006 USDOT 3628611

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11745 CONNELL RD, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92505
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (626) 695-3287
Email: jyinhuang@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: Bowen Duan
USDOT / docket: 3186885 · MC-132110
First registered: Sep 12, 2018
Last MCS-150: Feb 28, 2025 · 146,687 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

146,687

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BOWEN EXPRESS INC.

BOWEN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3186885) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG effective Apr 29, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOWEN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

BOWEN EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 3186885, and its motor carrier number is MC-132110.

Is BOWEN EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, BOWEN EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BOWEN EXPRESS INC's safety record?

BOWEN EXPRESS INC has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).