HOWARD'S CARGO LLC
USDOT 3876757 · Doing business as HOWARDS CARGO
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (13 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAuto-Owners Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate20% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 4 years ago
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 | 3876757 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1421028 |
| Legal Name | HOWARD'S CARGO LLC |
| DBA Name | HOWARDS CARGO |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7046211729 |
| Address | 13 PUMPKIN PL, Durham, NC, 27703 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | Auto-Owners Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-04-10 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-Owners Insurance | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-04-10 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2022-05-25 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2022-05-25 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 92 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 93 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 68 / 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 | 15 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 20% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-04-18 — TN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 2 (6), 16 (2), 51 (2).
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) | 13 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 13 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 20,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-MAR-26 |
HOWARD'S CARGO LLC operates 13 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
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