Samantha Bodnar

Mark your calendars! We have a few special events coming up that you’re not going to want to miss!

Jone L Bowman Golf Tournament- Our 10th annual golf tournament celebrating the late Jone Bowman and raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness

Driver Championship and Company Picnic- Drivers compete head to head for bragging rights as ‘Driver Champion of the Year’. The winner will be announced at the company picnic, a family friendly event that all employees are invited to attend.

Driver Appreciation Week- Every day we do something special for our drivers. Drivers can expect food, giveaways and surprises throughout the week.

Hagerstown Community College is set to open a workforce training center that will house all of their off campus programs, including their truck driving program. The Bowman Family Foundation has pledged $1,000,000 to this project and foundation Manager, Linda Ebersole, spoke about the importance of this center at the groundbreaking.

“Over sixty years ago, my dad Don Bowman started driving a truck. I remember how he would work on the weekends, make repairs himself and complete paperwork in his spare time. He could have continued in that manner, and quietly retired at age 65. But anyone who knows dad knows that is not how it has worked out.

Through the years he, along with my brother, have been very successful in building not just a trucking company, but also a trailer leasing company, real estate development company, and logistics and warehousing companies. All these required good employees. They needed truck drivers, mechanics, forklift drivers, and construction workers. They needed folks with training, and a lot of the time, took the training upon themselves. The Bowman Group of companies has been fortunate through the years to find people who had – or were willing to learn – the necessary skills.

Dad has always felt very passionate about training to the point that D. M. Bowman became known as a ‘training company’ for truck drivers. Where other companies only hire experienced drivers, D. M. Bowman is known in the industry as a place for drivers to start their career on the right foot and provide them with a foundation to be successful. D. M. Bowman teaches drivers to be safe and respectful on the road and they are known and recognized in the industry for those skills.

I think that is why our family feels so passionate about this project and the great training it can provide. Truck drivers and these other skill sets are vital, not just to our businesses, but to our local economy. Many of our local industries need a skilled workforce – to help build trucks at Volvo, to build railcars at Hitachi, to work in distribution facilities, and to transport goods. In return, these skills allow individuals a career with a good paying wage.

We need quality individuals trained properly and this center will provide that workforce. And, even more importantly, it will provide hope to the youth of Washington County. This project, along with the scholarship funds that have been raised during this 75th anniversary year, gives Hagerstown Community College the opportunity to offer hope to all children in Washington County – especially those who come from families with limited means. This center means that all children desiring to have skills training after high school will have the chance to get that training.

It is an opportunity for those of us here today to ensure that the children in Washington County know – as early as possible, and as often as possible – that their future education or workforce training is not limited to their family’s ability to pay. Every child in our county needs to know at an early age that HCC is here to provide that training and that there will be scholarships available to assist, no matter if they choose to attend community college or receive a certificate in a skilled job.

The Jone L. Bowman Family Foundation is thrilled to be part of this vision. We understand the importance and need for this center in our community. And all the Bowman businesses, as well as many businesses in attendance today, look forward to taking advantage of this skilled workforce.

Thank you to Dr. Klauber, the HCC staff, and the HCC Foundation Board for their forward thinking and enthusiasm with this workforce training center.”

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 regulations and safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Charity Bike Rally & Car Show.

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ATTENTION DRIVERS:
As you are aware, due to the COVID-19 crisis facing the nation, many states are requiring restaurants to close their dine-in service. For this reason, D.M. Bowman is working to keep an updated list of available truck stops, fast food chains, and local restaurants that offer an option for truck drivers to acquire food.

Please submit additional openings that you know of at this link and feel free to utilize this list while out on the road.

Food Options for Drivers

Dear D.M. Bowman, Inc. Employees and Family,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your family for your support during the recent and coming weeks. We recognize that lives have been temporarily changed with the school and day care closures, health care concerns, and other personal issues related to the Coronavirus.

Therefore, it is with heartfelt gratitude that I can truly say it is an honor to work for a transportation company that is “Carrying Through” for our entire nation. Many of our customers are scrambling to provide all of the supplies that are needed to keep America running. Our Professional Truck Drivers are delivering to our customers to help regain the economic toll that all have experienced. These are truly unprecedented times and we are remaining committed to servicing our customers.

Every employee and all of their family members are an integral part of getting America back on track. It’s times like these that our Company motto of “We Carry Through” means so much to me personally and professionally.

Thank you again for your continued support. I am proud of each and every employee on our team and especially proud that we have been able to serve our Nation. When we pull together, we can make great things happen.

With Kindest Regards,

Brian Hall
COO/Executive VP