Carrier profile · USDOT 1303562 · MC-505696 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Howard Dedicated Operations Inc

21 power unitsavg 6.8 yrRegional · 6 statesELLISVILLE, MS86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-505696 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(601) 477-2080 Email dispatchsskipper@howard-ind.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 46.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 29.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Cherokee’04–’10

Praetorian’10–’13

Imperium’13–’15

Charter Oak’15–’18

Everest National’17–’25

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2025	$1M	2
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2015 → Jan 2018	$1M	2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2015	$1M	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2013	$1M	4
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2010	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 16

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ELLISVILLE, MS

107 NEHI RD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ MS

CA 7 · AR 5 · MS 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 89586Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1916801 USDOT 4405686 USDOT 89586 USDOT 494832 USDOT 1667170

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@howard-ind.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 89586

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael howard — 27 carriers: USDOT 300851 USDOT 1059234 USDOT 1065196 USDOT 1203470 USDOT 1454203 USDOT 1667170 USDOT 1828018 USDOT 2043272

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 107 NEHI RD, ELLISVILLE, MS, 39437
Mailing address: P O BOX 566, LAUREL, MS, 39441
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (601) 477-2080
Fax: (601) 477-2085
Email: sskipper@howard-ind.com
Web domain: howard-ind.com

Registration

Officers: Steven L Howard · Michael Howard
USDOT / docket: 1303562 · MC-505696
First registered: Nov 11, 2004
Last MCS-150: Feb 23, 2026 · 992,851 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.04
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

992,851

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC.

HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC (USDOT 1303562) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 23, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC's USDOT number?

HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC's USDOT number is 1303562, and its motor carrier number is MC-505696.

Is HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC's safety record?

HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC's fleet?

HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC operates 21 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC based?

HOWARD DEDICATED OPERATIONS INC is based in ELLISVILLE, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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