KERWINK BOWERS GONZALES
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20262 inspections · 25 violations (6 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23(a)(2)Driver Fitness2 OOS
Operating a CMV without a CDL
16
2× · sev 8
- 2393.55(e)Vehicle Maint.
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
8
2× · sev 4
- 3393.75(c)Vehicle Maint.
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
8
1× · sev 8
- 4392.16Unsafe Driving
Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV
7
1× · sev 7
- 5393.9(a)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Inoperative Brake Lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.9HVehicle Maint.
Inoperable head lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 7393.9TSVehicle Maint.
Inoperative turn signal
6
1× · sev 6
- 8393.45B2UVVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
- 9393.47(a)Vehicle Maint.
Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
4
1× · sev 4
- 10393.48(a)Vehicle Maint.
Inoperative/defective brakes
4
1× · sev 4
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX2
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
2
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
- Company officer
- KERWINK BOWERS GONZALES
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2020-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-12-16
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares emails with 36 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
2 events- 12/16/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.8M mi reported (2023)
- 06/01/2020Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-12-16
- Reported mileage
- 800,000 mi (2023)
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