BOWIE PRODUCE COMPANY INC

DBA: BOWIE PRODUCE

BOWIE PRODUCE COMPANY INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 20 power units and 20 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Landover, MD. Across 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 13.8% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
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  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 4.00% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 5.30% (better, peer 14.3%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BOWIE PRODUCE COMPANY INC (USDOT 331163)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 4.00% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 5.30% (better, peer 14.3%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/331163/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 331163 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: BEN BOWIE JOHN VINCENT Company officer 2: SUSAN BOWIE General Freight Produce Dry Bulk Cold Food Beverages Based in LANDOVER, MD

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 4% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 5.3% vs peer median 14.3% (better). n=48524 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 331163
In FMCSA records since Nov 15, 1988 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer BEN BOWIE JOHN VINCENT
Company officer 2 SUSAN BOWIE
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Dry Bulk, Cold Food, Beverages
Fleet size 20 units
Drivers 20
Annual mileage 25,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2020 BEAVER ROAD
LANDOVER, MD 20785-3201
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 331163
In FMCSA records since Nov 15, 1988 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 25,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 5.3% vs 23.4% -18.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 4.0% vs 6.7% -2.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.62 vs 1.80 -1.18
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Trucks 20 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 8 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 2 0 2
Tow-away 0 1 0 1
Crash reports 0 1 0 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 44 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 29 29 0
OOS inspections 3 2 0
OOS percentage 10.34% 6.9%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
20
Drivers
20
Inspections
44
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
5.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
8 all-time
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

BOWIE PRODUCE had 29 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 13.8%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 4.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

29 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (21) and VA (5).

Violation profile

13.8% out-of-service rate, below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (7.1% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 5 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 20 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 20 drivers; International, Hino, and Isuzu are the most-inspected makes.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 48,524 ACTIVE carriers operating 10–30 power units (±50% of this carrier's 20 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
4%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 48,524 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
5.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 48,524 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (25 months)

2023-10 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maryland (MD) 21 4 19.0% Aug 17, 2026
Virginia (VA) 5 0 0.0% Jul 1, 2026
Delaware (DE) 2 0 0.0% May 22, 2026
District of Columbia (DC) 1 0 0.0% Aug 25, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
International 20
Hino 11
Isuzu 6
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 4 0.52 1 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.03 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 0.96 1 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 15 4.47 4 Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (44 rows) View all 44 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88739636 Aug 17, 2026 MD 3
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSR No
88729629 Aug 17, 2026 MD 2
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 391.41APC, 396.17C-PI Yes
88650067 Aug 7, 2026 MD 2 2 393.203B-CBP, 392.2-SLLSR No
88314699 Jul 1, 2026 VA 1
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 396.5B-L No
88186833 Jun 17, 2026 MD 2
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLTCD, 393.9A-HLLH No
88094885 Jun 9, 2026 MD 2
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.9A-LPL, 393.9A-LFTSI, 393.9A-LSML No
87977466 May 26, 2026 MD 1
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 393.9A-LTSI, 391.41APC, 393.9A-LIL Yes
87949729 May 22, 2026 DE 3
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87706404 Apr 27, 2026 MD 1 WALDORF MD
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86919195 Jan 28, 2026 MD 2 DARLINGTON MD
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95A1 No
86429299 Nov 26, 2025 MD 2 PERRYVILLE MD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86356621 Nov 12, 2025 MD 3 LAUREL MD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLLR No
86156338 Oct 24, 2025 VA 1 DAHLGREN VA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 395.8A No
85905020 Sep 24, 2025 VA 1 DUMFRIES VA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.95F No
85849036 Sep 15, 2025 MD 1 DARLINGTON MD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85743005 Sep 10, 2025 DE 3 NEWARK DE
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85580210 Aug 25, 2025 DC 1 WASHINGTON DC
ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.9A-LCL, 393.30-B No
85612803 Aug 20, 2025 MD 2 DARLINGTON MD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.9A-LHWS, 393.9A-LFTSI No
85219370 Jun 4, 2025 MD 1 NEWBURG MD
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 391.41APC Yes
84651049 May 5, 2025 MD 2 FREDERICK MD
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84461648 Apr 21, 2025 MD 2 LA PLATA MD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84402688 Apr 9, 2025 VA 3 DUMFRIES VA
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84233573 Mar 26, 2025 MD 2 WALDORF MD
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.9A-LCL No
84177523 Mar 19, 2025 VA 3 DUMFRIES VA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
84164202 Mar 19, 2025 MD 1 CHARLES COUNTY
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
Recent Crashes (8 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MD26A1336842 Feb 11, 2026 MD 0 2 Yes No Injury
MD23A1059676 Sep 6, 2023 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD22A0976059 Nov 29, 2022 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD21A0762670 Jan 25, 2021 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
MD20A0682518 Apr 10, 2020 MD 0 1 Yes No Injury
DC0016172185 Oct 10, 2016 DC 0 3 No No Injury
MD15A0087216 Apr 14, 2015 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
MD0610555710 Jan 12, 2006 MD 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 0
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 2 0
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness 1 0
393.3 393.3 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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