HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 89586
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (100 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate29.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 89586 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-164923 |
| Legal Name | HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6014772080 |
| Address | 107 NEHI ROAD, Ellisville, MS, 39437-2041 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20000419) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 85 / 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 | 89 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 29.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-06-14 — MO — 5 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-27 — NC — towaway
- 2025-01-13 — MS — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-06-14 — MS — towaway
- 2024-02-15 — MN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 15 (27), 16 (21), 25 (15).
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) | 100 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 69 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,612,274 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 02-MAY-24 |
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC operates 100 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MS.
Nearby
Other carriers in Ellisville, MS
- JIM FIELDS ENTERPRISES INC — USDOT 224260, 31 power units
- SOUTHERN TOUCH FOODS CORP — USDOT 429853, 22 power units
- WADE SERVICES INC — USDOT 322763, 19 power units
- WADE SERVICES INC — USDOT 526156, 8 power units
- FREE STATE TRUCKING — USDOT 359352, 7 power units
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