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BOWDEN TRUCKING INC

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Company CheckBOWDEN TRUCKING INC · DOT 209921

212 BOWDEN ROAD, CLAYTON, AL, 36016

DOT# 209921 MC# 161023 Clayton, Alabama 43 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 25, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 11, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 30, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Oct 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address212 BOWDEN ROAD, CLAYTON, AL, 36016

Mailing Address212 BOWDEN ROAD, CLAYTON, AL, 36016

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC161023

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating43 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 5.25 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage332,267 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/13/2017

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyBERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #7907163

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers4

Mileage332,267 mi

Operating43 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 04/13/2017 | Rated: 04/03/1990

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

2026

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

1 crash =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 4 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/11/2026	RURAL MONTGOMERY	AL	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk
10/23/2025	ABBEVILLE	AL	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 4 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	HazMat
08/07/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	OPP AL	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PITTSVIEW AL	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONTGOMERY AL	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERDIDO AL	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MORELAND GA	4	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	3	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	RANGE	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/31/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA955586569	$750,000	02/01/2022	03/10/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA955586569	$750,000	02/01/2022	02/06/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0065234	$750,000	02/01/2020	02/01/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0062703	$750,000	02/01/2019	02/01/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0054693	$750,000	02/01/2018	02/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	OPO0052816	$750,000	02/01/2016	02/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0710605	$750,000	02/01/2015	02/01/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	352519	$1,000,000	02/01/2014	02/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	352532	$1,000,000	02/01/2014	02/01/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	STU-CL-0010296-3	$1,000,000	02/01/2013	02/01/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AIX SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	STZ-CL-0020033-0	$0	02/01/2012	03/12/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	STU-CL-0010296-2	$1,000,000	02/01/2012	02/01/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	STU-CL-0010296-1	$1,000,000	02/01/2011	02/01/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-3978X831-TIL-11	$0	02/01/2011	02/01/2012	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	0623JPLW1319C10PNYG	$0	02/01/2010	02/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	STU-CL-0010296-0	$1,000,000	02/01/2010	02/01/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	JP 100104295	$750,000	02/01/2009	02/01/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	M00514226 001	$0	02/01/2009	02/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	TKAL000018-00	$750,000	02/01/2008	02/01/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	TKAL000018-00	$0	02/01/2008	02/01/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0043931	$1,000,000	02/01/2007	03/04/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0043931	$1,000,000	02/01/2007	02/01/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0043931	$1,000,000	02/01/2007	02/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	72MTS000622	$0	02/01/2007	02/01/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	72MTC013246	$0	02/01/2006	02/01/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	72MTC012083	$0	02/01/2005	02/01/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	72MTC012083	$0	02/01/2005	02/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA08430234	$1,000,000	02/01/2005	02/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 8430234	$1,000,000	02/01/2005	02/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	454831	$1,000,000	02/01/2004	02/01/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	454831	$0	02/01/2004	02/01/2005	Cancelled
83	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	447729	$0	02/01/2003	02/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	447729	$1,000,000	02/01/2003	02/01/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	436663	$0	02/01/2002	02/06/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	436663	$0	02/01/2002	02/01/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	436663	$1,000,000	02/01/2002	02/06/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	436663	$1,000,000	02/01/2002	02/01/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470218	$1,000,000	02/01/1999	02/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470218	$1,000,000	02/01/1998	02/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL470218	$1,000,000	02/01/1997	02/01/1998	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL477571	$0	01/14/1999	02/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL 47 02 18	$750,000	01/14/1994	02/01/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIDELITY & CASUALTY CO. OF NEW YORK	IMH 90 47 20	$0	01/14/1992	01/14/1999	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC161023	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/15/1982	REVOKED	02/07/2005
MC161023	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/25/1990	REVOKED	02/07/2005
MC161023	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/19/1986	REVOKED	02/07/2005
MC161023	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/10/2005	-	-
MC161023	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/10/2005	-	-
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/09/1994
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/09/1994
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/11/1992
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/12/1992
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/14/1992	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/11/1992
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2013
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2013
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/07/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2008
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2014
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/06/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2014
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2015
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/30/2015
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/24/2012
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/24/2012
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/28/2011
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/28/2011
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/26/2011
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2010
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/29/2010
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2009
MC161023	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/2009
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/01/2007
MC161023	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/05/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/31/2006

No revocation records.

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92/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 92

−8

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−8

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-8

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 4 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−8 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 4 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

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