Carrier profile · USDOT 337355 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Howard Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc

50 power unitsavg 7.9 yrRegional · 6 statesORLANDO, FL81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

29 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(407) 855-1841 Email dispatchkknai@howardfert.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.9 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 6.3 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

46 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7

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 50-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / 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 Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 29
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 27 inspections
Georgia: 8 inspections
North Carolina: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 4 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
South Carolina: 2 inspections

Home base

ORLANDO, FL

8306 S ORANGE AVE

Top corridor

FL 27 · GA 8 · NC 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2895662 USDOT 3443496Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 232734 USDOT 2314788 USDOT 2895662 USDOT 120195 USDOT 928917 USDOT 3443496 USDOT 2938025

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@howardfert.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2039216

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 8306 S ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, 32809
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (407) 855-1841
Fax: (352) 432-7101
Email: kknai@howardfert.com
Web domain: howardfert.com

Registration

Officer: Bobbi Powers Hey
USDOT / docket: 337355
First registered: Dec 21, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 16, 2025 · 1,890,649 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 27, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 3.38
D-U-N-S: 4056651

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,890,649

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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28%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 25 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

48violation records

14OOS-tagged records

7 of 25inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

160%0 / 16

Other vehicle maintenance

1464%9 / 14

Lights

813%1 / 8

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

4100%4 / 4

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

17%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 6

33%Apr 25 to Oct 252 / 6

29%Oct 25 to Apr 262 / 7

33%Apr 26 to Oct 262 / 6

Top 3 codes (8 of 48 records)

392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.95-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.19B2-BIENNIAL Unified registration / MCS-1501
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.110B1-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.79 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC.

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC (USDOT 337355) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 41 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 16, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 27, 2025 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC's USDOT number?

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC's USDOT number is 337355.

Is HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC's safety record?

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 86 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC's fleet?

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC operates 50 power units and 41 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC based?

HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC is based in ORLANDO, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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