Carrier profile · USDOT 366394 · MC-195917 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Bowling Transportation Inc

53 power unitsavg 11.6 yrRegional · 3 statesFOSTORIA, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-195917 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 440-4284 Email dispatchjbeck@bowlingtransportation.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 13.7 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

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 53-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’90–’95

Acuity A’95–’02

Continental Western’96–’01

American Southern’03–’11

Acuity A’11–’23

1990199920082017now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2023	$1M	4
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Jul 2011	$1M	10
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Aug 2001	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → Jan 2001	$1M	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1995 → Feb 2002	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 1990 → Jan 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

33.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

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

Home base

FOSTORIA, OH

1827 SANDUSKY STREET

Top corridor

MI ⇄ OH

MI 21 · OH 15 · IN 2

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 2001389 USDOT 135299

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bowlingtransportation.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 135299 USDOT 1114039

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jeff beck — 7 carriers: USDOT 434526 USDOT 1524786 USDOT 1718239 USDOT 2436026 USDOT 2581449 USDOT 2828919

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1827 SANDUSKY STREET, FOSTORIA, OH, 44830
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 440-4284
Fax: (419) 419-0193
Email: jbeck@bowlingtransportation.com
Web domain: bowlingtransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Donald K Bowling · Jeff Beck
USDOT / docket: 366394 · MC-195917
First registered: Sep 19, 1989
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2026 · 2,366,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 5, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,366,000

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 BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC.

BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 366394) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 53 power units and 52 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 5, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 366394, and its motor carrier number is MC-195917.

Is BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC has a 35.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC operates 53 power units and 52 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC based?

BOWLING TRANSPORTATION INC is based in FOSTORIA, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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