BOWMAN TRUCKING INC

DOT# 134441 MC# 148744 DUNS# 44895019 La Grande, OR Authorized For-Hire
(541) 963-4663 bowtruck@eoni.com 61999 Quail Road, La Grande OR 97850-5200
32 tractors · all leased 28 drivers 2.9M mi/yr · ~90k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 43.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 29 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
32
Drivers · CDL
28 · 28
Annual miles
2.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 32 0 32
Trailers 0 55 0 55

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (11-24-2014) · 11 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
11-12-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
KIM BOWMAN
Officer
GLORIA BOWMAN

Cargo

60.4
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Dry Bulk Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.23×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 1.2 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
1.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.2 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.76× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jul 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 12 of 38 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    42.9% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (6 of 14), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.06× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.4% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
29
45% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.9%
6 of 14
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.4%
1 of 29
National avg 6.7%
Violations
38
9 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Oregon (about 25 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.029
Inspections 0.70 1.11
Violations 0.59 0.77
Critical violations 0.09 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

38 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    32 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 12 · Lights 12 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Over hours limit 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jan
    19
    2026
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Ice road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    6
    2026
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    2
    2025
    Oregon
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Feb
    13
    2025
    Oregon
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO.
on record since May 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Apr 25, 2023)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Washington 25
  • Oregon (HQ) 4

14% of inspections were in its home state.