Carrier profile · USDOT 135299 · MC-146980 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Hoosier Express Inc

1 power unitWESTVILLE, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-146980 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(800) 440-4284 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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: Active
Contract: Active
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 ’19 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental Western’96–’01

American Southern’03–’11

Progressive Preferred’19–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. · since Aug 2019

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Jul 2011	$750K	10
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → Jan 2001	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1995 → Jan 1996	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 1992 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

WESTVILLE, IN

11041 W US HIGHWAY 6

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 366394

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bowlingtransportation.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 366394 USDOT 1114039

Shares a company officer with other carriers

donald k. bowling — 2 carriers: USDOT 629375

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 11041 W US HIGHWAY 6, WESTVILLE, IN, 46391-9508
Mailing address: 1827 SANDUSKY ST, FOSTORIA, OH, 44830
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (800) 440-4284
Fax: (419) 419-0193
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bowlingtransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Donald K. Bowling · Jeff Beck
USDOT / docket: 135299 · MC-146980
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Aug 13, 2025 · 88,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 930143367

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

88,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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Safety and violations

No dated FMCSA inspections were found for this period. Safety status is not verified.

Safety and violations

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

HOOSIER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 135299) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 12, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 13, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOOSIER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

HOOSIER EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 135299, and its motor carrier number is MC-146980.

Is HOOSIER EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. HOOSIER EXPRESS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOOSIER EXPRESS INC's safety record?

HOOSIER EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.