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HOWARD'S CARGO LLC

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Company CheckHOWARD'S CARGO LLC · DOT 3876757

DBA: HOWARDS CARGO

13 PUMPKIN PL, DURHAM, NC, 27703

DOT# 3876757 MC# 1421028 Durham, North Carolina 4 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 8

Jun 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 26, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 6 out-of-service violations.
Jun 24, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 18, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 19, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
May 12, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address13 PUMPKIN PL, DURHAM, NC, 27703

Mailing Address13 PUMPKIN PL, DURHAM, NC, 27703-6097

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1421028

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 2.11 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .69 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.13 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage20,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS12.5% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/13/2026

CompanyAUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #56-478776-00

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet13 units

Drivers13

Mileage20,000 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total8

Out of Service1

OOS Rate12.5%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2026

14 · 3 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2026

2 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 Jun 2026, 14 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (21.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
06/26/2026	BUFFALO	TX	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Dawn
04/18/2026	LEBANON	TN	0	0	1	2	Other/Unknown	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

20 roadside violations across 14 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

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 7 violations · 6 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 2 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 6 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 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 (15)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/28/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAUGAN MT	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	EMIGRANT HILL OR	6	6	6	6	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WOODBURN OR	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	MYRTLE CREEK OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	WALSENBURG CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2026	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	OUTLOOK WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	SD	Walk-Around (Level II)	BELLE FOURCHE SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/19/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEBANON TN	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAYTON TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/28/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENFIELD IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOUISVILLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	KUTTAWA	4	0	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/06/2024	NC	Full (Level I)	HILLSBOROUGH WEIGH STATION I-4	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections15

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	12/26/2024	02/03/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	12/26/2024	03/03/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	11/22/2024	12/26/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	11/22/2024	01/29/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	10/21/2024	12/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	10/21/2024	11/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	09/20/2024	11/22/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	09/20/2024	10/21/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	08/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	04/02/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	08/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	08/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	10/16/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	08/16/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	01/17/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	08/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	12/18/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CW1EIC-285995-00	$750,000	08/22/2023	08/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	08/18/2025	08/16/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	08/16/2024	09/20/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	08/16/2024	10/21/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA952162870	$750,000	05/17/2022	08/22/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	05/09/2025	08/16/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	03/13/2025	05/09/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	02/03/2025	04/07/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	2024422531	$750,000	02/03/2025	03/13/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1421028	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/19/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/05/2023
MC1421028	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/21/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/19/2025
MC1421028	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/25/2022	-	-
MC1421028	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/12/2025
MC1421028	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/11/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/14/2025
MC1421028	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/06/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/14/2024

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

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

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 12.5% vs national avg 5.51%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.08 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: 1 crash(es) across 13 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 12.5% vs national avg 5.51%.

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'S CARGO LLC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (15)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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