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BOWERMAN TRUCKING INC

USDOT 1301864 MC 507538 Searcy, AR Authorized For-Hire
102 power units 110 drivers 10.5M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.4 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
22 yrs history · 273 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
102
Drivers · CDL
110 · 110
Annual miles
10.5M ~103k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors10110102
Trailers29100291

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 18, 2009)17 yrs old
Registered
Nov 5, 2004 (22 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 3, 2026
DUNS
179623769
Officers
J MATT BOWERMAN · CARL HARRIS
Phone
(800) 928-4503
Email
dispatch@bowermanonline.com
Address
180 Lee Lane, Searcy AR 72143

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayUS MailDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionChemicals

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
9
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
273
74% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.5%
27 of 200 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.4%
1 of 273 driver inspections
Violations
102
30 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 56 inspections, 4 out of service 56 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 32 inspections, 3 out of service 32 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 33 inspections, 2 out of service 33 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 36 inspections, 5 out of service 36 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 25 inspections, 2 out of service 25 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 28 inspections, 3 out of service 28 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 28 inspections, 3 out of service 28 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 31 inspections, 6 out of service 31 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

102 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    75 · 29 out-of-service
    Tires 23 · Brakes 18 · Lights 12 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 17 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    21 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 11 · Speeding 5 · Other 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    5 · 0 out-of-service
    Over hours limit 4 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    18
    2026
    May 18, 2026 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Feb
    6
    2026
    Feb 6, 2026 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    12
    2026
    Jan 12, 2026 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Dec
    30
    2025
    Dec 30, 2025 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    26
    2025
    Aug 26, 2025 · Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    27
    2025
    Jul 27, 2025 · Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    30
    2025
    Apr 30, 2025 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    24
    2025
    Mar 24, 2025 · Oklahoma
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued. FMCSA: not preventable.

1 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Spinnaker Insurance Company
on record since Feb 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2005
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → Spinnaker Insurance Company (Feb 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Arkansas (HQ) 87
  • Texas 64
  • Tennessee 35
  • Missouri 19
  • Illinois 14
  • Mississippi 12
  • Oklahoma 10
  • Indiana 6

32% of inspections were in its home state.

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