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HOWARD LOGISTICS INC

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Company CheckHOWARD LOGISTICS INC · DOT 2213793

HIGHWAY 67 NORTH, NEWPORT, AR, 72112

DOT# 2213793 MC# 199503 Newport, Arkansas 38 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Sep 13, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

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Physical AddressHIGHWAY 67 NORTH, NEWPORT, AR, 72112

Mailing AddressP.O. BOX 165, NEWPORT, AR, 72112

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/12/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/13/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeXL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (800) 622-7311
🌐 axaxl.com

Filings on record9

Bond cancelled Apr 10, 2009 by CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYDec 2008 to Apr 2009 · CANCELLED

XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYDec 2003 to Jan 2006 · CANCELLED

UNION PLANTERS BANKJan 1998 to Dec 2002 · replaced

THE FIRST STATE BANKNov 1989 to Jan 1998 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC199503

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerInactive

Operating38 years

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/12/2026

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating38 years

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	8159456	$0	12/30/2003	01/28/2006	Cancelled
84	SURETY	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	8159456	$0	12/30/2002	12/29/2003	Cancelled
84	SURETY	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	SB070014	$0	12/19/2008	01/18/2009	Cancelled
84	SURETY	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	SB070014	$0	12/15/2008	12/19/2008	Replaced
84	SURETY	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	SB070014	$0	12/15/2008	04/10/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA080224	$1,000,000	12/15/2008	01/18/2009	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	THE FIRST STATE BANK		$0	11/30/1989	01/25/1998	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA070254	$1,000,000	10/08/2007	12/15/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	CA070254	$1,000,000	10/08/2007	01/11/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	0829-00-009564	$1,000,000	10/01/1998	11/15/2003	Cancelled
84	SURETY	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	SB070014	$0	04/10/2007	12/15/2008	Replaced
84	SURETY	CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	SB070014	$0	04/10/2007	01/11/2009	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	UNION PLANTERS BANK	NONE	$0	01/26/1998	12/30/2002	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC199503	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/15/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/17/2008
MC199503	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	04/24/2007	REVOKED	01/26/2009
MC199503	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	03/28/1990	REVOKED	02/06/2006
MC199503	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/1998	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/1998
MC199503	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	02/19/1988	REVOKED	02/06/2006

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88/100

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, from 100 to 88

−10

Starts at 100−12 totalFinal 88

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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)	−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.

HOWARD LOGISTICS INC

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