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Company CheckHOWCO UTILITIES LLC · DOT 1681660

2201 NORTH 7 HWY SUITE B, PLEASNANT HILL, MO, 64080

DOT# 1681660 MC# 973333 Pleasnant Hill, Missouri 10 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(816) 540-8966

Fax(816) 540-4444

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2201 NORTH 7 HWY SUITE B, PLEASNANT HILL, MO, 64080

Mailing Address2201 NORTH 7 HWY SUITE B, PLEASANT HILL, MO, 64080

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC973333

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Company Overview

HOWCO UTILITIES LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Pleasnant Hill, Missouri. The company has been in operation for 10 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/27/2007. The fleet consists of 36 power units and 10 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 135,628 miles (2020). With zero crashes across 4 inspections, HOWCO UTILITIES LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, HOWCO UTILITIES LLC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

Mileage

Annual Mileage135,628 miles

Mileage Year2020

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

Last Review09/15/2011

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanyTHE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #6018629553

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet36 units

Drivers10

Mileage135,628 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15010/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/15/2011

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

0 · 0 OOS —

2024

3 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

2024

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2024 — 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean — no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score — older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
08/14/2023	NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE	MO	0	3	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Daylight

Inspection Records (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	HazMat
07/30/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	LAKE CITY MO	-
06/27/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	WARRENSBURG MO	-
04/18/2024	KS	Full (Level I)	JOHNSON COUNTY - 091	-

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC973333	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/22/2016	-	-

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/2/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back — the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A — not required — never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty — we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark — for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference — the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes — rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

HOWCO UTILITIES LLC

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Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Inspection Records (3)

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