Carrier profile · USDOT 574234 · MC-280173 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Dowell Express Inc

38 power unitsavg 6.7 yrMulti-region · 15 statesJEFFERSON, GA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-280173 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

44Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 245-0493 Email dispatchaaronm@dowellexpressinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

65 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · 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 20.1 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

64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 9

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 38-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 65
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 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 / 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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Fire Connecticut’94–’98

Occidental Fire’01–’06

Sentry Select’06–’13

Northland’13–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE · since May 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	6
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2022	$750K	8
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2006	$750K	7
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Sep 1994 → Nov 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 44

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

43.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

JEFFERSON, GA

2171 BILL WRIGHT ROAD

Top corridor

GA 15 · KY 8 · TN 8

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: 2 trucks 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 63585 USDOT 3600543Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (28 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2592812 USDOT 3435887 USDOT 3027344 USDOT 4140573 USDOT 3548621 USDOT 4175237 USDOT 282577 USDOT 63585

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865 USDOT 6236 USDOT 7480 USDOT 28870 USDOT 33852 USDOT 34326 USDOT 38801 USDOT 47874

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2171 BILL WRIGHT ROAD, JEFFERSON, GA, 30549
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 245-0493
Email: aaronm@dowellexpressinc.com
Web domain: dowellexpressinc.com

Registration

Officers: Josh Weaver · Aaron Mccollum
USDOT / docket: 574234 · MC-280173
First registered: Sep 12, 1994
Last MCS-150: Feb 1, 2026 · 1,514,906 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 2, 2001
D-U-N-S: 14492669

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,514,906

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 DOWELL EXPRESS INC.

DOWELL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 574234) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE effective May 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier received 65 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 65 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

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

It reports 38 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 2, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DOWELL EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

DOWELL EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 574234, and its motor carrier number is MC-280173.

Is DOWELL EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 13, 2026, DOWELL EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DOWELL EXPRESS INC's safety record?

DOWELL EXPRESS INC has a 36.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 67 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is DOWELL EXPRESS INC's fleet?

DOWELL EXPRESS INC operates 38 power units and 36 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DOWELL EXPRESS INC based?

DOWELL EXPRESS INC is based in JEFFERSON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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