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Dowell Logistics LLC

Source note: The bond summary uses the selected filing's effective date, July 29, 2026. Other financial-filing source rows show March 16, 2026. These may be different filings or disagreements between files; the records do not establish why the dates differ. The timeline preserves those rows separately, not as one consistent policy date or proof of a coverage gap.

As of Oct 21, 2026, Dowell Logistics LLC in Jefferson, Georgia has broker authority status “Active”, in force since Sep 2, 2026, with 2 suspensions or revocations on record.

2171 Bill Wright Rd, Jefferson, Georgia 30549 (706) 245-0493

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov)

Dowell Logistics LLC (MC1709486, USDOT 4366356) is a freight broker of property based in Jefferson, Georgia. Broker authority: active (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: authority reinstated on September 2, 2026. Before that, FMCSA suspended it on July 10, 2026 (bond or trust fund cancelled). The current authority has been in force since September 2, 2026. FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority on March 14, 2025. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with U. S. Specialty Insurance Company, effective July 2026, filed with FMCSA on July 29, 2026. That filing was made after the authority stopped on July 10, 2026. FMCSA history shows 2 suspension or revocation actions on the broker authority.

Key facts

Authority status Active Status of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority age 1–3 years Time since FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority, whatever its status now; a suspension, revocation or reinstatement does not reset it. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker bond ($75,000) Bond or trust fund on file Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85) on file with FMCSA. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond type Surety bond (BMC-84) Surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Surety or trust provider U. S. Specialty Insurance Company source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Suspensions and revocations on record 2 FMCSA revocation and suspension actions on the broker authority: involuntary (bond, insurance or process-agent lapses) and voluntary, legacy and Motus history combined and counted once per date. Notices and discontinued proceedings are excluded; a count alone does not establish a coverage gap. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also a motor carrier No Yes means the same docket also holds active motor carrier of property authority. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number 4366356 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
BOC-3 process agents American Trucking Associations source
Status source FMCSA Motus registration record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest authority action Authority reinstated source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest action date Sep 2, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority in force since Sep 2, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker authority first granted Mar 14, 2025 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date Jul 29, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond filed with FMCSA Jul 29, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond amount 75,000 USD source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Reinstated after Suspended: bond or trust fund cancelled on 2026-07-10 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

  1. Oct 21, 2026: Process-agent record first observed · first observed by this site; source date unavailable

    American Trucking Associations; 80 M St Se Ste 800, Washington, DC, 20003-3557; government filing date not supplied

    Official source
  2. Sep 2, 2026: Authority reinstated Official source
  3. Jul 29, 2026: Bond filing recorded

    U. S. Specialty Insurance Company; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  4. Jul 10, 2026: Suspended: bond or trust fund cancelled Official source
  5. Jun 6, 2026: Prior bond cancelled

    U. S. Specialty Insurance Company; describes the previous policy, not its replacement or a proven coverage gap

    Official source
  6. Apr 2, 2026: Authority reinstated Official source
  7. Apr 2, 2026: Authority reinstated (legacy record) Official source
  8. Mar 16, 2026: Bond effective date recorded

    U. S. Specialty Insurance Company; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  9. Mar 16, 2026: Authority revoked (legacy record) Official source
  10. Mar 14, 2025: Authority granted (legacy record) Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedUnknown (the source gives no update date for this record or its dataset)
CollectedOct 21, 2026, 10:47 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveNot given by the source (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: Motus, FMCSA's registration system, is maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Georgia

1,058 freight brokers in the dataset are in Georgia; 85 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in Georgia

Authority status (all 1,058 here): Suspended 12 (1%) · Revoked 1 (<1%) · Inactive 1 (<1%) · Active 996 (94%) · Application pending 36 (3%) · Application withdrawn 12 (1%)

Recent change (all 1,058 here): Application filed (last 14 days) 7 (<1%) · New authority (last 14 days) 6 (<1%) · Reinstated (last 30 days) 3 (<1%) · Suspended or revoked (last 30 days) 2 (<1%) · Granted again (last 14 days) 1 (<1%) · None on record 1,039 (98%)

Authority age (all 1058 in this group): 3–10 years (366) · 10+ years (336) · 1–3 years (156) · 3–12 months (108) · 1–3 months (24) · Under 30 days (18) · None on record (50)

City, state (all 1058 in this group): Atlanta, Georgia (120) · Gainesville, Georgia (32) · Duluth, Georgia (32) · Lawrenceville, Georgia (31) · Alpharetta, Georgia (30) · Savannah, Georgia (28) · 227 other values (785)

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