Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1775655 · MC-647915
CURTIS BOWDEN JR
DBA CURTIS TRUCKING
1 power unitsavg 16.7 yrRegional · 4 statesMORENO VALLEY, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-647915 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
5Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
16.7Avg age (yr)
2003–2022 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersOlder
16.7 yr
Model years 2003–2022 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CURTIS BOWDEN JR safe to work with?
Is CURTIS BOWDEN JR safe to load? CURTIS BOWDEN JR (USDOT 1775655, MC-647915) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in MORENO VALLEY, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CBCURTIS BOWDEN JR 100
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Safety
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)3 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)5 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈2.5 / 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
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈2.5 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
02
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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Williamsburg National · 09–15
Ooida Risk · 15–18
20082018
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Jul 2015 → Aug 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO. | Apr 2009 → Jul 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 2008 → Jun 2009 | $750k | 2 |
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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)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 5
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2022
Newest model yr
2003
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed44
US statesInspections · 24 mo55
NM busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MORENO VALLEY, CA
Top corridor
NM ⇄ CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2379730USDOT 4117346Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (5 trucks · 11 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2379730USDOT 3372548USDOT 3829154USDOT 4117346USDOT 3096475USDOT 3111905USDOT 3475955USDOT 387295
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers55
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 14610 WILLOW LEAF RD, MORENO VALLEY, CA, 92555
- Mailing address
- 14610 WILLOW LEAF RD, MORENO VALLEY, CA, 92555
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (951) 312-0972
- Fax
- (951) 312-0972
- curtisbowden30@yahoo
- Web domain
- yahoo
Registration
- Officer
- Curtis Bowden Jr
- USDOT / docket
- 1775655 · MC-647915
- First registered
- 05/23/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 05/20/2025 · 100,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is CURTIS BOWDEN JR's USDOT number?
CURTIS BOWDEN JR's USDOT number is 1775655, and its motor carrier number is MC-647915.
Is CURTIS BOWDEN JR authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CURTIS BOWDEN JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is CURTIS BOWDEN JR's safety record?
CURTIS BOWDEN JR has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is CURTIS BOWDEN JR's fleet?
CURTIS BOWDEN JR operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CURTIS BOWDEN JR based?
CURTIS BOWDEN JR is based in MORENO VALLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.