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Company CheckHOWARD L BOWERS CONTRACTING CO INC · DOT 356919

324 TWO RIDGE ROAD, WINTERSVILLE, OH, 43953

DOT# 356919 MC# 13253 Wintersville, Ohio 46 years

CARRIER & BROKER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(740) 264-7731

Fax(740) 264-7737

Email[email protected]

Physical Address324 TWO RIDGE ROAD, WINTERSVILLE, OH, 43953

Mailing AddressP O BOX 2249, WINTERSVILLE, OH, 43953

Other Companies at This Address

Address324 TWO RIDGE ROAD, WINTERSVILLE, OH 43953

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
HOWARD L BOWERS CONTRACTING CO INC this company	356919	(740) 264-7731	Active
STEUBENVILLE TRANSFER CO	103906	(740) 264-7736	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC013253

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating46 years

Company Overview

HOWARD L BOWERS CONTRACTING CO INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier & broker based in Wintersville, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 46 years, registered with the FMCSA on 06/09/1989. The fleet consists of 16 power units and 12 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 139,438 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 6 inspections, HOWARD L BOWERS CONTRACTING CO INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract, Broker. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, HOWARD L BOWERS CONTRACTING CO INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage139,438 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review07/12/1989

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanyOHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #0778238

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet16 units

Drivers12

Mileage139,438 mi

Operating46 years

MCS-15007/2025

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority — so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeOHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (800) 243-0210
🌐 westfieldinsurance.com

Filings on record4

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/12/1989 | Rated: 08/08/1989

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

2024

2 · 0 OOS —

2025

2 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Oct 2025 — 2 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.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
10/08/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROOTSTOWN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/27/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	PORT WASHINGTON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/15/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAMBRIDGE SCALES	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.45 — Brake connections defective Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance) 396.17(c) — CFR 396.17(c) Non-OOS
01/26/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 595 617	$1,000,000	12/20/2005	09/29/2018	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 595 617	$0	12/20/2005	09/29/2018	Cancelled
84	SURETY	OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY	778238	$0	12/07/2005	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY	01130 00	$0	12/07/2004	12/20/2005	Transferred
84	SURETY	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	B80-463429	$0	12/07/2001	12/07/2004	Cancelled
84	SURETY	THE BUCKEYE UNION INSURANCE CO.		$0	12/07/1987	12/07/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 595 617	$0	09/29/1997	12/20/2005	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 595 617	$1,000,000	09/29/1997	12/20/2005	Transferred
34	CARGO	WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	CSP 3 595 617	$0	09/29/1993	09/29/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	92BA 352 45000002	$1,000,000	03/01/1994	06/04/1998	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/24/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/1993
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/24/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/1993
MC013253	PROPERTY BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/10/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/24/2004
MC013253	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/21/2018
MC013253	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/04/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/21/2018
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/07/1981	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/1998
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/16/1998
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/30/1980	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/10/1981	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/09/1992	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	03/09/1992	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/09/1992	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/09/1992	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005
MC013253	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/10/2006	-	-
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/10/2006	-	-
MC013253	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/10/2006	-	-
MC013253	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/04/1988	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	12/22/2005

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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) knockout	−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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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

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