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Our Founder and Chairman, Don Bowman, has had quite an impact on the trucking world. Among the many influences he has had include the creation of Driver Appreciation Week, an annual event celebrated across the country in honor of drivers who keep goods moving throughout the U.S. The creation of Driver Appreciation Week came when […]

It was a beautiful sunny day with near-perfect weather for the 2019 Company Driving Championships hosted in Williamsport, MD. D.M. Bowman drivers from many of our locations around the country came together to compete in 3 different competitions including: a written test, a pre-trip test, and a driving skills competition. The day ended with dinner […]

Bettering ourselves so we can provide the safest and most efficient services possible…that’s how we carry through for our customers! This past weekend, our flatbed and specialty division drivers underwent new training to learn best practices when transporting different forms of products. It was a great day full of learning and growing as a team! […]

This past weekend, D.M. Bowman sent several technicians to compete at the Maryland Motor Truck SuperTech competition. SuperTech is a premier skills competition for professional commercial vehicle technicians. We are excited to share that three of our student techs entered the competition with 2 of them placing! Congratulations to Josh Gerber for winning the overall […]

Several of our drivers competed in the Maryland Truck Driving Championships this past weekend! Thank you to Joe Hall, Geoff Mead, and Janet Fink for representing D.M. Bowman and CONGRATULATIONS to Rizwan Zahir who placed 3rd in the 5 Axle FlatBed Competition.  

D.M. Bowman was proud to deliver and hand over the keys of a 2016 Volvo tractor and trailer to the James Rumsey Technical Institute Truck Driver Training Center yesterday morning. We believe that our company, the industry, and the public at-large are all better off with safe drivers out on the road, and that all […]

On Thursday, April 19 at 3:00am,  a D.M. Bowman Driver named Scott (last name being withheld for privacy) was driving on the highway and came upon a drunk driver.  This driver was weaving from side to side on the interstate and hit the guard rails several times. The driver, after striking the guard rail for […]

Did you know that D.M. Bowman, Inc. has an internship program? We partner with local schools to work with students and build their experience in the transportation & logistics field. Watch the video below of our current intern, Kattie, as she tells us how she first became interested in a career in transportation and how […]

D.M. Bowman, Inc. began in 1959 when Don Bowman climbed into his used B 61 Mack tractor and trailer to haul coal. Don operated the tractor and trailer as an owner-operator with the dream of one day having 10 trucks. To this day, we have grown to being a transportation fleet that employs over 450 […]

In 2014, the Jone Bowman Customer Service Award was established to acknowledge an individual employee who demonstrates outstanding customer service and personal attention to develop and maintain relationships with customers. Customers are defined as internal to the organization and external customers. Most importantly the award is in memory of Jone Bowman, an inspirational leader in […]

2019 Per Diem Voucher  2019 Per Diem Handout 2019 Per Diem Brochure Per Diem is a payment to an employee under an accountable expense reimbursement allowance that is: Paid for business expenses the employer reasonably anticipates will be incurred by an employee for travel away from home for Meals and incidental Expenses A fixed amount […]

In order to provide recognition of outstanding drivers and driver trainers, an awards program has been implemented to recognize these employees on a monthly basis. This is a monthly program that recognizes one driver and one driver trainer who goes above and beyond the typical job expectations and provides outstanding customer service. Please read the […]