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HOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC

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Company CheckHOWARD FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC · DOT 337355

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

8306 S ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, 32809

DOT# 337355 Orlando, Florida

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Jul 27, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 17, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 18, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 13, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address8306 S ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, 32809

Mailing Address8306 S ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, 32809

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only Hazardous Materials

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .9 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .01 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .45 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.63 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage2,046,630 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS3.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS28.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/26/2025

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet50 units

Drivers41

Mileage2,046,630 mi

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total57

Out of Service2

OOS Rate3.5%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total28

Out of Service8

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 03/26/2025 | Rated: 03/27/2025

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

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

31 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

28 · 4 OOS ▼

2026

12 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

3 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 2026, 47 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (12.8% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 10 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (5)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
06/17/2026	GARDEN CITY	GA	3	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
02/26/2026	SMITH AVE AT S DAWSON ST	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
02/13/2026	ATLANTA	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/02/2024	MONROE	NC	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/15/2024	FOREST CITY	NC	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

48 roadside violations across 47 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 26 violations · 10 OOS

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 4 violations · 4 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 3 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (76)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/27/2026	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	TAVARES FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/18/2026	TN	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLLIERVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	OSTEEN FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEW SMYRNA BEACH FL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-85 SB NEAR MM 58	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEMPLE GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELMORE AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	WAUCHULA FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-77	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION, I-	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRAWFORDVILLE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MOUNT JULIET TN	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	DAVENPORT FL	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
10/31/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWNAN GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLE GLADE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/25/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	FLOWERY BRANCH GA	3	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONYERS GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	PALM HARBOR FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LABELLE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I77	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/21/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	COOPER CITY FL	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE WORTH FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINNSBORO SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRESTVIEW FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/11/2025	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I587 AT 48 EXIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	RINGGOLD GA	16	8	0	2	0	6	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	ORANGEBURG SC	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAYCROSS GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	CRESTVIEW FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUDLEY GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PALM COAST FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBUS GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIAMI FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	JASPER FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/02/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOBE SOUND FL	8	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/05/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	MIAMI FL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLEVIEW FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/21/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	PORT ST. LUCIE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	NAPLES FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRAND RIDGE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	FL	Full (Level I)	IMMOKALEE FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	IMMOKALEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/02/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	KISSIMMEE FL	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRANFORD FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-77 SB ROADSIDE	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
07/24/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARRISH FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOWLING GREEN FL	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/14/2024	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLIVE BRANCH SCALE US 78 EAST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/31/2024	US	Full (Level I)	SEFFNER FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	OAKLAND PARK FL	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAVONIA GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-26 EB ROADSIDE	4	2	0	0	4	2	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	GOTHA FL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	HOBE SOUND FL	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	SC 403 FLORENCE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PALM COAST FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2024	FL	Full (Level I)	MASCOTTE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/28/2024	FL	Full (Level I)	HOBE SOUND FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILLEDGEVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2024	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	NAPLES FL	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/21/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	TALLAHASSEE FL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/03/2024	FL	Full (Level I)	PALM CITY FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2023	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I95 FLAGLER BEACH WIM-NORTH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2023	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOGANVILLE GA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-4 SEFFNER SCALE-WEST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2023	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	US319 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections53

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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66/100

Good

NOT 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 66

−25

Starts at 100−34 totalFinal 66

No insurance or bond on file−25

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 50 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 50 vehicles (~0.06 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

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 FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL CO INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (5)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (76)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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