LARRY BOWMAN TRUCKING INC

DOT# 607975 MC# 372507 Ripley, TN Authorized For-Hire
(417) 354-2465 buffie.lbt@gmail.com 345 S Jefferson, Ripley TN 38063
17 tractors · all owned 18 drivers 1.3M mi/yr · ~78k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 64.6 / 100
Low confidence
31 yrs history · 24 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
17
Drivers · CDL
18 · 18
Annual miles
1.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 17 0 0 17
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
07-14-1995 (31 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-02-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BUFFIE ROSEBAUGH

Cargo

56.9
medium risk
Liquids/Gases General Freight Other: LIQUID CHEESE WHEY
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.88×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.26× and violations 1.47× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.47×. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.2% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • High speeding: 6

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
24
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
1 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.2%
1 of 24
National avg 6.7%
Violations
25
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Tennessee (about 20 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.029 0.034
Inspections 0.97 1.23
Violations 0.74 0.97
Critical violations 0.15 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

25 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 6 · Reckless / lane 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 3 · False log 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    8 · 2 OOS
    Lights 4 · Brakes 2 · Other parts 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 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
  • Feb
    7
    2025
    Mississippi
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Dec 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2002
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Dec 2025); NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY → NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Dec 1, 2023, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Nov 22, 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
  • Tennessee (HQ) 8
  • Mississippi 3
  • Utah 3
  • Illinois 2
  • Missouri 2
  • New Mexico 2
  • Arkansas 1
  • Colorado 1

33% of inspections were in its home state.