CHRIS HOWARD
USDOT 802708
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (3 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileUNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 6 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 | 802708 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1074612 |
| Legal Name | CHRIS HOWARD |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | INDIVIDUAL |
| Phone | 6064956499 |
| Address | 897 BANDY BRANCH RD, Sandy Hook, KY, 41171 |
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 | UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-12-03 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-12-03 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2019-12-09 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2019-12-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 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 | 18 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-05-01 — KY — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (3), 12 (1), 14 (1).
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) | 3 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 3 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 340,755 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 05-AUG-24 |
CHRIS HOWARD operates 3 power units — a larger fleet than 80% of carriers registered in KY.
Nearby
Other carriers in Sandy Hook, KY
- SERENITY TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 629112, 4 power units
- DAVID F BLAIR — USDOT 1031153, 3 power units
- WARNER LYNN PORTER — USDOT 650285, 2 power units
- BILLY B GIBSON — USDOT 664031, 2 power units
- LAFAYETTE BOGGS III — USDOT 677590, 2 power units
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