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MICHAEL LEWIS BOWEN

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Company CheckMICHAEL LEWIS BOWEN · DOT 989136

DBA: BOWEN'S BUS SERVICE

3625 TEN OAKS RD, GLENELG, MD, 21737

DOT# 989136 MC# 566339 Glenelg, Maryland 20 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 2026

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84

Power Units

86

Drivers

3

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 3

May 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 3, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 23, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

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

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

Company Information

Legal NameMICHAEL LEWIS BOWEN

DBA NameBOWEN'S BUS SERVICE

DOT Number989136

MC Number566339

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationGlenelg, Maryland

Added11/13/2001

MCS-15006/25/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address3625 TEN OAKS RD, GLENELG, MD, 21737

Mailing AddressPO BOX 62, GLENELG, MD, 21737

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC566339

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating20 years

All Docket Numbers

MC566339

Cargo Transported

Passengers

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage848,500 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

86

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

86

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/04/2013

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyLANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BA155003

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet84 units

Drivers86

Mileage848,500 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/04/2013 | Rated: 09/28/2010

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

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

2 crashes =

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 May 2025, 1 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 (4)

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
04/03/2025	CO 79	MD	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/23/2025	CO 1061 AT CO 1707	MD	0	0	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight
06/01/2024	HILLANDALE	MD	0	0	1	6	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/23/2024	COLUMBIA	MD	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/02/2025	MD	Terminal (Level V)	GLENELG MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	MD	Terminal (Level V)	PSC TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2023	MD	Terminal (Level V)	PSC TERMINAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	10/29/2012	09/26/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	10/26/2019	03/26/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	09/26/2013	03/28/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	09/23/2020	04/22/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	09/23/2020	09/23/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	09/19/2019	10/26/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	06/05/2006	05/29/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	05/29/2009	05/03/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	05/03/2019	09/19/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	05/03/2010	10/29/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	04/22/2022	04/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	04/22/2022	11/24/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	03/28/2019	05/03/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	BA155003	$5,000,000	03/26/2020	09/23/2020	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC566339	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2012
MC566339	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/30/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2019
MC566339	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/23/2006	-	-
MC566339	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/08/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/16/2019
MC566339	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/28/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/05/2020

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99/100

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 99

99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

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

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 84 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: 3 crash(es) across 84 vehicles (~0.04 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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