HOWARD'S EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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- Interstate · 100+ mi22 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi54 drivers
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 5858782
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2003-09-03
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 90 trucks · 86 owned tractors · 217 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses or phone numbers with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
20 events- 02/24/2006Insurance cancelled — FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND
SURETY · policy LPM750411100
- 03/27/2004Insurance cancelled — LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy 747 23 73
- 01/19/2004Insurance cancelled — ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP 9896288
- 10/01/2003Insurance cancelled — ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FPP4500096
- 09/03/2003MCS-150 update filed
7.0M mi reported (2000)
- 08/14/2003MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/03/2004)
- 05/01/2003Insurance cancelled — UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy CIM 297 91 32
- 05/01/2003Insurance cancelled — ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FPP4500096
- 05/24/2002Insurance cancelled — UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy BAC 2006717
- 05/01/2002Insurance replaced — UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy BAC 2006717
- 05/01/1999Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA
CARGO · policy I2 00 82 83 5
- 05/01/1997Insurance replaced — UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy CIM1898857
- 07/01/1996Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 1MP 301154502 00
- 07/01/1995Insurance replaced — INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133 521304
- 07/01/1995Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy 321 041700 9
- 10/07/1985MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (03/03/2004)
- 05/05/1983MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (07/21/2003)
- 08/04/1980MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (07/21/2003)
- 12/08/1976MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — WITHDRAWN
- 06/01/1974Registered with FMCSA
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 1991-05-13
- Last review
- 1991-03-13
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2003-09-03
- Reported mileage
- 7,000,000 mi (2000)
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