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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 135386· MC830310· CARRIER· EIN 54-0989905
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HOUFF'S FEED AND FERTILIZER COMPANY INC

Legal: HOUFF CORPORATION

RT 1 BOX 232 SR 276, MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA, 22841(540) 234-9246nathan.lalley@houffcorp.comJ D PATTON
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
Southern States Insurance Exchange
Vehicle OOS
30.8%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
83
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 30.8% — above the 22% national average1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 03/27/2025
Authority
Active
2 past revocations
Registered
52 yrs
since 06/01/1974
  • Authority revoked 2 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 4 times across 2 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC830310

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 01/22/2017
Southern States Insurance Exchange· policy CPP006012317
ENDED 01/22/2017Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 01/22/2017
Southern States Insurance Exchange· policy CPP006012317
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 03/27/2025
SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 3532016
ENDED 03/27/2025Property broker surety — BMC-84$75K coverageeff 03/27/2025
SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 3532016
Authority history (4) ▾
02/28/2025BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2025)
05/26/2017PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
04/05/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/27/2017)
07/16/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4) ▾
  1. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 03/27/2017 → 03/27/2025
  2. SOUTHERN STATES INSURANCE EXCHANGE$1MName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/22/2013 → 05/08/2017
  3. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KName Changed
    SURETY · eff 03/27/2017 → 05/08/2017
  4. SOUTHERN STATES INSURANCE EXCHANGE$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/22/2013 → 01/22/2017

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle13 inspections · 30.8% OOS · National 22%
Driver21 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
143
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
75
75 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1.8M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi75 drivers
Company officer
J D PATTON
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
D-U-N-S
40154130
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2026-04-10
Census status
Active

Fleet: 85 trucks · 69 owned tractors · 103 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

14 events
  1. 04/10/2026MCS-150 update filed

    1.8M mi reported (2025)

  2. 03/27/2025Insurance filed — SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 3532016

  3. 03/27/2025Insurance ended — SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY

    policy 3532016

  4. 03/27/2025Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10055217

  5. 02/28/2025BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2025)

  6. 05/26/2017PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
  7. 05/08/2017Insurance name changed — SOUTHERN STATES INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    BIPD/Primary · policy CPP0060123

  8. 05/08/2017Insurance name changed — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10055217

  9. 04/05/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/27/2017)

  10. 01/22/2017Insurance filed — Southern States Insurance Exchange

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CPP006012317

  11. 01/22/2017Insurance ended — Southern States Insurance Exchange

    policy CPP006012317

  12. 01/22/2017Insurance replaced — SOUTHERN STATES INSURANCE EXCHANGE

    BIPD/Primary · policy CPP0060123

  13. 07/16/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  14. 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
2016-07-18
Last review
2023-11-07
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-04-10
Reported mileage
1,833,337 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. June, 2022

    • Fleet grew to 83 power units

  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — HOUFF CORPORATION, WEYERS CAVE, VA

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Oct 2026 · Page refreshed: Oct 18, 2026, 8:06 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.