HOWMET TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
USDOT 175908
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (66 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAce American Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate8.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)5 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 175908 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-206107 |
| Legal Name | HOWMET TRANSPORT SERVICES INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2193623165 |
| Address | 926 EAST LINCOLNWAY, La Porte, IN, 46350-3950 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19871123) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Ace American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2002-07-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace American Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2002-07-01 | — |
| TRAVELERSCSA | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 1999-04-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2002-02-12 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 87 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 70 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 96 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 5 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2026-06-10 — TN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-10 — OK — towaway
- 2025-12-18 — OH — towaway
- 2025-11-18 — TX — towaway
- 2025-10-24 — VA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 7 (46), 12 (24), 23 (7).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 66 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 96 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,840,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-MAY-25 |
HOWMET TRANSPORT SERVICES INC operates 66 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
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