HOWELL'S MOTOR FREIGHT INC
USDOT 84329
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (84 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTRAVELERSCSA
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate10.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 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 | 84329 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-116886 |
| Legal Name | HOWELL'S MOTOR FREIGHT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 5405913205 |
| Address | 51 SIMMONS DRIVE, Cloverdale, VA, 24077 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20031217) |
| 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 | TRAVELERSCSA |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2014-03-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERSCSA | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2014-03-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 1987-09-04 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Revoked
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 74 / 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 | 84 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-04-12 — VA — towaway
- 2025-12-16 — VA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-11-19 — VA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-24 — SC — towaway
- 2025-08-19 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (11), 12 (8), 14 (8).
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) | 84 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 1 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,691,454 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-MAY-26 |
HOWELL'S MOTOR FREIGHT INC operates 84 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in VA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Cloverdale, VA
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