Carrier profile · USDOT 1301864 · MC-507538 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Bowerman Trucking Inc

102 power unitsavg 3.5 yrNational · 19 statesSEARCY, AR88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-507538 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

102Power units

96 observed · MCS-150

175Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

2019–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 928-4503 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 491 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

102 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.5 yr

Model years 2019–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

107 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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20 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 8, 2026.

Safety

261 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 193 vehicle and 261 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

246 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 19

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 102-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 102
Inspections · 24 mo: 261
Annualized: ≈131 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving58 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance39 · 33 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 6 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’24 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’05–’08

Maxum’09–’13

Canal’16–’18

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	2
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	2
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	5
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Jan 2018	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	6
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2009	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2005 → Feb 2008	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 102
Observed power (24 mo): 96
Trailers (towed): 175

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

73.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

260

AR busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Arkansas: 82 inspections
Texas: 62 inspections
Tennessee: 30 inspections
Missouri: 21 inspections
Illinois: 12 inspections
Mississippi: 12 inspections
Oklahoma: 10 inspections
Indiana: 6 inspections
Kansas: 6 inspections
Louisiana: 5 inspections
Kentucky: 5 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections

Home base

SEARCY, AR

180 LEE LANE

Most inspections: AR

82 inspections

AR 82 · TX 62 · TN 30

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

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.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1650181 USDOT 2169537 USDOT 315503 USDOT 3833028 USDOT 3865092 USDOT 4172724 USDOT 3245690 USDOT 3602277

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carl harris — 8 carriers: USDOT 1943555 USDOT 2597085 USDOT 3522762 USDOT 3617147 USDOT 4357148 USDOT 4473613 USDOT 8758632

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

102

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 180 LEE LANE, SEARCY, AR, 72143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 928-4503
Fax: (800) 928-4504
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bowermanonline.com

Registration

Officers: J Matt Bowerman · Carl Harris
USDOT / docket: 1301864 · MC-507538
First registered: Nov 5, 2004
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2026 · 10,473,842 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 18, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 179623769

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

102

Power units

110

Drivers

110

CDL drivers

10,473,842

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

26 of 193 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

118violation records

29OOS-tagged records

26 of 193inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

4351%22 / 43

Unsafe driving

313%1 / 31

Brakes

244%1 / 24

Lights

1631%5 / 16

Hours of service

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

10%Nov 24 to May 256 / 58

14%May 25 to Nov 257 / 49

12%Nov 25 to May 265 / 41

18%May 26 to Nov 268 / 45

Top 3 codes (30 of 118 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects12
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)10
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection8

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)5
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps4
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.60E Windshield / glazing2
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-LCDLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLFYEMV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.122B-CPR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.25E-L Lighting device requirements1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.51 Brake warning devices1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOBB Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TALS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A3 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC.

BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1301864) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 261 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 193 vehicle-level and 261 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 102 power units and 110 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 18, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1301864, and its motor carrier number is MC-507538.

Is BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC has a 13.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 491 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).