CSA
Not AuthorizedUSDOT 168683· MC145585· CARRIER· EIN 42521615
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S HOWARD BUS COMPANY

Legal: SANDRA HOWARD

280R PLYMOUTH AVE, FALL RIVER, MA, 02720(508) 674-8201willy201@verizon.netWILLIAM HOWARD
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$5M required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file

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.

Authority & insurance

MC145585

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

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
None
Contract
Inactive
Broker
None
Authorized for: Passenger
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$5M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (7) ▾
09/28/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/04/2017)
11/14/2002MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (09/09/2019)
06/07/1995COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/03/1995)
03/18/1995COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/1995)
05/13/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (10/21/2002)
10/06/1981MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (10/21/2002)
07/24/1980MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (12/12/2005)
Insurance history11 insurers on record
Filing timeline (13) ▾
  1. PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/25/2017 → 09/01/2019
  2. THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/25/2011 → 10/25/2017
  3. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/25/2010 → 11/30/2011
  4. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/25/2010 → 10/25/2011
  5. THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/05/2007 → 10/25/2010
  6. THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/05/2006 → 10/05/2007
  7. SAFETY INSURANCE CO.$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/05/2004 → 10/05/2006
  8. NGM INSURANCE COMPANY$5MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/01/2002 → 10/05/2004
  9. ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/31/1997 → 08/02/2002
  10. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/31/1995 → 05/15/1997
  11. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/26/1995 → 06/07/1995
  12. HANOVER INSURANCE CO.$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/31/1993 → 03/18/1995
  13. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA$5MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/31/1988 → 12/20/1993

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.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

0
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
CSA points
1
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
10
10 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2017
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi8 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
WILLIAM HOWARD
Operation
Interstate
D-U-N-S
808023089
Registered since
1974-06-01
Last MCS-150 update
2019-09-16
Census status
I

Fleet: 0 trucks · 4 buses.

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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares phone numbers, officers or emails with 22 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

22
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
22
Strong links
Strong· 22
1
A&K TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2453398Inactive· JONESVILLE, MI
Strong
Officer
2
ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION INC
USDOT 815489Inactive· ROMULUS, MI
Strong
Officer
3
BERKELEY READY MIX COMPANY
USDOT 645954Active· BERKELEY, CA
Strong
Officer
4
BERLIN TRANSPORTATION
USDOT 2099519Inactive· MANCHESTER, NH
Strong
Officer
5
CHRISTOPHER J HOWARD
USDOT 3297102Inactive· FALL RIVER, MA
Strong
EmailPhone
6
DITTER SKEAT TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 2471519Inactive· CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL
Strong
Officer
7
GRIFFIN SOIL LLC
USDOT 2560738Active· STOCKTON, CA
Strong
Officer
8
HOWARD FREIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC
USDOT 3033578Active· CROSSVILLE, TN
Strong
Officer
9
HOWARD HAULING LLC
USDOT 2107756Inactive· NEW BOSTON, MI
Strong
Officer
10
JOHNSON BROTHERS SOUTH WHITLEY SIGN CO INC
USDOT 716139Inactive· SOUTH WHITLEY, IN
Strong
Officer
11
LEGAL LIGHT EXPRESS INC
USDOT 3285046Active· HEMPSTEAD, NY
Strong
Officer
12
LIMEGUYS LLC
USDOT 1636752Active· STOCKTON, CA
Strong
Officer
13
LOAD2ROAD LOGISTICS
USDOT 4196292Active· DALLAS, TX
Strong
Officer
14
M & N TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 5144687Active· MOSHERVILLE, MI
Strong
Officer
15
NATURE GREEN LANDSCAPING
USDOT 2191707Inactive· WEST BERLIN, NJ
Strong
Officer
16
REDBUD VENTURES LLC
USDOT 3806076Inactive· TALIHINA, OK
Strong
Officer
17
W HOWARD LLC
USDOT 1034192Inactive· PHOENIX, AZ
Strong
Officer
18
WILLIAM HOWARD
USDOT 1249650Inactive· PEORIA, AZ
Strong
Officer
19
WILLIAM HOWARD
USDOT 1627988Active· GEORGETOWN, IN
Strong
Officer
20
WILLIAM J HOWARD
USDOT 1023678Inactive· GEORGETOWN, TN
Strong
Officer
21
WILLIAM K HOWARD
USDOT 773402Active· FARMINGTON, ME
Strong
Officer
22
WORTHINGTON SIGNS LTD
USDOT 4231720Active· PORTSMOUTH, OH
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

22 events
  1. 09/16/2019MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2017)

  2. 09/01/2019Insurance cancelled — PILGRIM INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CSC00001004099

  3. 10/25/2017Insurance cancelled — THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA 8A659017

  4. 09/28/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/04/2017)

  5. 11/30/2011Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA163455

  6. 10/25/2011Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BA163455

  7. 10/25/2010Insurance replaced — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy BBVMMK

  8. 10/05/2007Insurance replaced — THE COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy S35212

  9. 10/05/2006Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 394 69 70

  10. 10/05/2004Insurance replaced — NGM INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy M2-H52-970

  11. 11/14/2002MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (09/09/2019)

  12. 08/02/2002Insurance cancelled — ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CBXB73805

  13. 05/15/1997Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy XM 587 9980

  14. 06/07/1995COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/03/1995)

  15. 06/07/1995Insurance cancelled — LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MA1-313-248235-015

  16. 03/18/1995COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/05/1995)

  17. 03/18/1995Insurance cancelled — HANOVER INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy AFN4513818

  18. 12/20/1993Insurance cancelled — ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

    BIPD/Primary · policy PMHX11988

  19. 05/13/1983MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (10/21/2002)

  20. 10/06/1981MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (10/21/2002)

  21. 07/24/1980MOTOR PASSENGER CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (12/12/2005)

  22. 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Satisfactory
Type
Compliance review
Rated
2017-08-14
Last review
2017-08-11
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2019-09-16
Reported mileage
100,000 mi (2017)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 28, 2026, 5:54 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.