Carrier profile · USDOT 226467 · MC-305268 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RON BOWERS INC

14 power unitsLocal · 1 statesEUGENE, OR73/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-305268 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(541) 747-4852 Email dispatchron@ronbowers.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityFlagged

43 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 2 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

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 14-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$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 ’13 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wausau Business’97–’01

American Forest’03–’07

New Hampshire’07–’13

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2017

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2013	$750K	4
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Feb 2013	$750K	6
AMERICAN FOREST CASUALTY COMPANY RRG	Dec 2003 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2001 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1997 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST	Dec 1995 → Dec 1997	$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): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 3

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OR busiest

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

Home base

EUGENE, OR

85375 HWY 99 SOUTH

Top corridor

OR 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 226467. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 226467.

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 239039 USDOT 745614 USDOT 797652 USDOT 2422036

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ronbowers.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1006437 USDOT 3050635

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ron bowers — 3 carriers: USDOT 1006437 USDOT 2663016

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 85375 HWY 99 SOUTH, EUGENE, OR, 97405
Mailing address: PO BOX 519, CRESWELL, OR, 97426
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (541) 747-4852
Cell: (541) 954-1711
Fax: (541) 736-1549
Email: ron@ronbowers.com
Web domain: ronbowers.com

Registration

Officer: Ron Bowers
USDOT / docket: 226467 · MC-305268
First registered: Dec 6, 1982
Last MCS-150: Sep 10, 2024 · 820,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 22, 2001
D-U-N-S: 121646772

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

820,000

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 RON BOWERS INC.

RON BOWERS INC (USDOT 226467) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 10, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 22, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RON BOWERS INC's USDOT number?

RON BOWERS INC's USDOT number is 226467, and its motor carrier number is MC-305268.

Is RON BOWERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RON BOWERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RON BOWERS INC's safety record?

RON BOWERS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 73/100 (tier: review).