HOWARD & SONS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC
USDOT 182546 · Doing business as HOWARD'S WRECKER SERVICE
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (28 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate27.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 182546 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-309492 |
| Legal Name | HOWARD & SONS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC |
| DBA Name | HOWARD'S WRECKER SERVICE |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7704322613 |
| Address | 1650 ARMSTRONG PLACE, Mableton, GA, 30126 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19950802) |
| 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 | National Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-06-16 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-06-16 | — |
| AIG-LEXINGTON | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-08-15 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2024-09-19 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Pending Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 92 / 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 | 29 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 27.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 5 towaway) |
- 2025-10-09 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-06 — GA — towaway
- 2025-09-25 — GA — towaway
- 2025-06-25 — GA — towaway
- 2025-02-26 — GA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (13), 20 (12), 14 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 28 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 23 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,133,503 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 17-APR-26 |
HOWARD & SONS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC operates 28 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in GA.
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