BOWERS TRANSPORTATION
Legal: BOWERS LLC
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 · Sep 202626 inspections · 21 violations (4 OOS) · 14% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.8E1PCHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
7
1× · sev 7
- 2395.3A2-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim
7
1× · sev 7
- 3393.19Vehicle Maintenance
Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
6
1× · sev 6
- 4393.9TSVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Inoperative turn signal
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.9A-LHWSVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.9A-LRLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 7392.2-INATUnsafe Driving
Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving
5
1× · sev 5
- 8383.95-LCDL1 OOS
Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction.
1
1×
- 9395.24C2IIIHours-of-Service Compliance
Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
1
1× · sev 1
- 10392.2-SLL
State/Local Laws -
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- OK5
- TX4
- MS3
- NM3
- MO2
- AR2
- CO2
- SC1
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 71% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain1× · 33%
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS1× · 22%
- 395.3A2-HOSPDHOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Tim1× · 33%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 25% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 64% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.9TSInoperative turn signal1× · 14%
- 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative1× · 11%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 11%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 18%
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 14%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 393.207F-SLASSuspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
- 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 392.16-DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA36 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 6 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi17 drivers
- Company officer
- ORVILLE A WHITE
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 144970672
- Registered since
- 2025-10-02
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-06-11
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 18 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 5 owned trailers · 16 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 11 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
12 events- 06/11/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.8M mi reported (2026)
- 05/04/2026Insurance cancelled — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
BIPD/Primary · policy AL316957-44113
- 05/01/2026Insurance filed — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AL316957-44113
- 05/01/2026Insurance ended — Circle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group
policy AL31695744113
- 05/01/2026Insurance replaced — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
BIPD/Primary · policy AL316957-44113
- 04/07/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/04/2026)
- 04/06/2026Insurance cancelled — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
BIPD/Primary · policy AL316957-44113
- 03/23/2026Insurance replaced — CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G
BIPD/Primary · policy AL316957-44113
- 03/10/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2026)
- 01/29/2026MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 01/23/2026Insurance filed — Circle Star Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AL31695744113
- 10/02/2025Registered 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
- 2026-06-11
- Reported mileage
- 800,500 mi (2026)
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