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USDOT 285525MC193781

Howard's Express — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

34 years (granted 1992)

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Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

345 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Rist Transport Ltd

DBA

Howard's Express

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

369 Bostwick Rd, Phelps, NY 14532

Phone

(315) 789-8871

Power units

219

Drivers

239

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC193781

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Rejected — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Rejected — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 11/04/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/09/2013

Insurance filings

34 — Agcs Marine Insurance Company
91X — Old Republic Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.7%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 345 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

6.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 345 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

thomas.virts@wadhams.com — company domain

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Mail host

Enterprise (Mimecast)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

20

Reportable crashes

19

Tow-aways

7

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: PA 07/2026 · PA 06/2026 · NY 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 872025: 1212024: 1072023: 30
Level II — Walk-around: 162Level III — Driver-only: 131Level I — Full: 52
DateStateLevel
Sep 1, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 24, 2026PALevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2026MALevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 23, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 21, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 27, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 11, 2026VTLevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Jun 8, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026NJLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 3, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026NYLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 13, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 5, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 21, 2026VTLevel I — Full
Apr 15, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2026MALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 24, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 18, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 23, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 18, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 13, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 8, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2026NJLevel I — Full
Feb 3, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 29, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026NYLevel I — Full
Jan 23, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Jan 23, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 21, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 16, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026MALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 9, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 7, 2026CTLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 23, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025USLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 18, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025PALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 12, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 6, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 5, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 345 inspections on file.

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