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USDOT 366394MC195917

Bowling Transportation Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

39 years (granted 1987)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

65 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Bowling Transportation Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1827 Sandusky Street, Fostoria, OH 44830

Phone

(800) 440-4284

Power units

53

Drivers

52

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC195917

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None · ⚠ Revocation pending

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — National Interstate Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.0%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 65 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

10.8%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 65 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

jbeck@bowlingtransportation.com — company domain

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Domain age

bowlingtransportation.com registered 2006-11-27 (20 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

7

Reportable crashes

7

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: OH 06/2026 · MI 04/2026 · OH 06/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 132025: 192024: 242023: 9
Level III — Driver-only: 39Level II — Walk-around: 23Level I — Full: 3
DateStateLevel
Aug 17, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 6, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 6, 2026OHLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 19, 2025MILevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 6, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2025OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 26, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025MILevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2025INLevel I — Full
Jan 21, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 22, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 8, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Apr 4, 2024KYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 5, 2024MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 15, 2024OHLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 19, 2024MILevel II — Walk-around
Jan 10, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 28, 2023OHLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 27, 2023MILevel III — Driver-only
Dec 14, 2023MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 22, 2023OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 15, 2023MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 2, 2023MILevel III — Driver-only
Oct 9, 2023MILevel II — Walk-around
Sep 13, 2023OHLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2023OHLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 65 of 65 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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