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BOWENS BUS SERVICE INC

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1940 RIVER ST, RHINELANDER, WI, 54501

DOT# 901883 MC# 564651 Rhinelander, Wisconsin 20 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jan 19, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Sep 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Apr 24, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1940 RIVER ST, RHINELANDER, WI, 54501

Mailing Address1940 RIVER ST, RHINELANDER, WI, 54501

Other Companies at This Address

Address1940 RIVER ST, RHINELANDER, WI 54501

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BOWENS BUS SERVICE INC this company	901883	Sign in	Active
SCHILLEMANS BUS SERVICE INC	833605	Sign in	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 TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC564651

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 4 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage55,000 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/08/2025

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyPIONEER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CID 1135569

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet47 units

Drivers34

Mileage55,000 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/08/2025 | Rated: 10/09/2025

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

2025

3 · 1 OOS -

2026

0 · 0 OOS ▼

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 Dec 2025, 3 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (33.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

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
01/19/2026	CRESCENT	WI	0	3	1	2	Clear	Ice	Daylight
04/24/2025	PELICAN	WI	0	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 3 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

Vehicle Maintenance 4 violations · 2 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
12/19/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	RHINELANDER WI	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	WI	Terminal (Level V)	RHINELANDER WI	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	WI	Terminal (Level V)	RHINELANDER WI	3	2	2	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR 1221209-00	$5,000,000	02/01/2007	01/15/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	CAR 1221209-00	$5,000,000	02/01/2007	03/25/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	3 64 75 74	$1,000,000	02/01/2006	02/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	3 64 75 75	$4,000,000	02/01/2006	01/15/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK1764615	$5,000,000	01/15/2018	01/15/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK1764615	$5,000,000	01/15/2018	02/14/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE LAKE STATES INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000014106E	$4,000,000	01/15/2010	03/14/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE LAKE STATES INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000014105E	$1,000,000	01/15/2010	01/15/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000014106E	$4,000,000	01/15/2010	01/15/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	HARLEYSVILLE ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	CMB00000014106E	$4,000,000	01/15/2010	12/22/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000014105E	$1,000,000	01/15/2010	01/15/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARLEYSVILLE ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	BA00000014105E	$1,000,000	01/15/2010	12/22/2010	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC564651	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/11/2006	-	-
MC564651	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/26/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/19/2010
MC564651	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/18/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/24/2019

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94/100

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 47 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 47 vehicles (~0.04 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

BOWENS BUS SERVICE INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (3)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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