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JOSEPH BOWEN LLC

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
Coverage resumed · Apr 3, 2025
Common (Property) reinstated · Mar 30, 2026
Policy effective · Feb 19, 2026
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 128 days Nov 26, 2024 → Apr 3, 2025
  • Common (Property) gap · 483 days Inactive Dec 2, 2024 → reinstated Mar 30, 2026
  • Violations per Inspection above national average 3.00 vs 1.80 national (+1.20).
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — JOSEPH BOWEN LLC (USDOT 4275126)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 128 days — Nov 26, 2024 → Apr 3, 2025
  • Common (Property) gap · 483 days — Inactive Dec 2, 2024 → reinstated Mar 30, 2026
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 3.00 vs 1.80 national (+1.20).

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4275126/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 4275126 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JOSEPH BOWEN General Freight Intermodal Containers Based in DUNCAN, SC

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=235646 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
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4275126
In FMCSA records since Jul 31, 2024 (~2y)
MC / docket MC1660910
Company officer JOSEPH BOWEN
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Intermodal Containers
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Contact & address
Phone: (864) 237-5876
Email: [email protected]
Physical
185 S CHURCH ST
DUNCAN, SC 29334
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4275126
In FMCSA records since Jul 31, 2024 (~2y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 3.00 vs 1.80 +1.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 1 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 1 1 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
1
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
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

JOSEPH BOWEN LLC had 1 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 12.0.

Inspection profile

1 roadside inspection over the last 24 months, most heavily in SC (1 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Cheetah ch and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

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

Compared against 235,646 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,646 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,646 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 30, 2026 (483 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Nov 26, 2024 to Apr 3, 2025 (128 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (1 months)

2026-03 2026-03

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
2 violations
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
South Carolina (SC) 1 0 0.0% Mar 17, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Cheetah Ch 1
Freightliner 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 12.00 12 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (1 row) View all 1 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87310663 Mar 17, 2026 SC 2 GREER SC
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
SC A007076 · 1FUJGLDR1ASAR1744
3 393.9A-LHWS, 393.9A-LFTSI, 392.2-SLLIRP No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1660910
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 30, 2026 MC1660910-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Aug 29, 2024 MC1660910-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Aug 26, 2024 MC1660910 NC REINSTATEMENT NC →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (6 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY 9300285508 91X $750,000 Feb 19, 2026 On file ACTIVE
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY 9300285508 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Feb 19, 2026 On file ACTIVE
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY 9300134898 BIPD/Primary — Apr 3, 2025 Feb 19, 2026 CANCELLED
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY 9300134898 BIPD/Primary — Apr 3, 2025 Apr 3, 2025 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 128 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Nov 26, 2024 to Apr 3, 2025
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY CA985774542 BIPD/Primary — Aug 23, 2024 Nov 26, 2024 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 3, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 30, 2026
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Feb 19, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Apr 3, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Dec 2, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  6. Dec 2, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  7. Dec 2, 2024
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 483 days (through Mar 30, 2026)
  8. Nov 26, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Nov 26, 2024
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 128 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 3, 2025)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
GREER SC SC 1 0
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