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USDOT 84329MC116886

Howell's Motor Freight Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

49 years (granted 1977)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

137 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

Howell's Motor Freight Inc

DBA

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Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

51 Simmons Drive, Cloverdale, VA 24077

Phone

(540) 591-3205

Power units

105

Drivers

71

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

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Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC116886

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive

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

Authority history

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

Revocation records

  • type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 09/04/2013 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/07/2013
  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/05/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/07/2004

Insurance filings

91X — The Travelers Indemnity Co. Of Connecticut · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 137 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 137 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

fred_lackey@howellsmotor.com — company domain

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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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

8

Reportable crashes

8

Tow-aways

5

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: VA 04/2026 · VA 12/2025 · VA 11/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 182025: 462024: 532023: 20
Level III — Driver-only: 82Level II — Walk-around: 31Level I — Full: 24
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 22, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 9, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026VALevel I — Full
Apr 7, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 5, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 19, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2026PALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 10, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 19, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Dec 23, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Nov 14, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Nov 7, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 6, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Sep 4, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025TNLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 2, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2025VALevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2025KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 14, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Jun 5, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2025VALevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
May 1, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2025TNLevel I — Full
Mar 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 4, 2025SCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 7, 2025TNLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 31, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 12, 2024GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 10, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 27, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2024PALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 21, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 2, 2024USLevel I — Full
Sep 27, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 19, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 13, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 20, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 26, 2024TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Jun 26, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 2, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2024KYLevel I — Full
Apr 10, 2024TNLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 137 inspections on file.

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