Carrier profile · USDOT 597240 · MC-492389 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Bowers Trucking Inc

DBA BOWERS TRUCKING & LOGISTICS

1 power unitavg 7.3 yrNational · 26 statesPONCA CITY, OK70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-492389 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

62Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(580) 762-7066 Email dispatchorville@bowerstrucks.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 183 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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 peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

111 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 63 vehicle and 111 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.4% · 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 11.7 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

106 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 13

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈55.5 / 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: 111
Annualized: ≈56 / yr
Coverage: ≈55.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving68 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness4 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Northern’05–’07

Progressive’07–’10

Canal’10–’13

Emcasco’13–’15

Great West’16–’26

2004201020162022now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2016 → Jan 2026	$750K	5
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2015 → Aug 2015	$750K	1
EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2015	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2010 → Jun 2013	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → May 2010	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2005	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 62

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

75.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

111

OK busiest

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

Home base

PONCA CITY, OK

64417 US HIGHWAY 60

Top corridor

OK 21 · NM 11 · TX 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 13 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3489934 USDOT 4476060 USDOT 1159495 USDOT 1780091 USDOT 3717918 USDOT 4308404Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3194922 USDOT 3232768 USDOT 4476060 USDOT 2175971 USDOT 3312635 USDOT 3489934 USDOT 3717918 USDOT 1159495

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bowerstrucks.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 4319317 USDOT 4476060

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 64417 US HIGHWAY 60, PONCA CITY, OK, 74604
Mailing address: RR 7 BOX 421, PONCA CITY, OK, 74604
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (580) 762-7066
Email: orville@bowerstrucks.com
Web domain: bowerstrucks.com

Registration

Officers: Orville A White · Garrett A Bowers
USDOT / docket: 597240 · MC-492389
First registered: Apr 10, 1995
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2026 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 22, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

—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 BOWERS TRUCKING INC.

BOWERS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 597240) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 111 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 63 vehicle-level and 111 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 22, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOWERS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

BOWERS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 597240, and its motor carrier number is MC-492389.

Is BOWERS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is BOWERS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

BOWERS TRUCKING INC has a 19.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 183 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is BOWERS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

BOWERS TRUCKING INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BOWERS TRUCKING INC based?

BOWERS TRUCKING INC is based in PONCA CITY, OK, with roadside inspections recorded across 26 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(580) 762-7066 Email dispatchorville@bowerstrucks.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 597240
MC / Docket: MC-492389
Officer: ORVILLE A WHITE
Address: 64417 US HIGHWAY 60
PONCA CITY, OK, 74604

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 19.1%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

5 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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