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HOWARD MICHAEL WOODYARD

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Company CheckHOWARD MICHAEL WOODYARD · DOT 405458

DBA: H MICHAEL WOODYARD TRUCKING

3977 LITTLE CREEK RD, DUBLIN, VA, 24084

DOT# 405458 MC# 335072 Dublin, Virginia 28 years

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2

Power Units

2

Drivers

1

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Feb 3, 2025 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Feb 3, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

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

Company Information

Legal NameHOWARD MICHAEL WOODYARD

DBA NameH MICHAEL WOODYARD TRUCKING

DOT Number405458

MC Number335072

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationDublin, Virginia

Added08/16/1990

MCS-15006/20/2025

Contact Details

Phone(540) 674-5618

Fax(540) 674-5532

Email[email protected]

Physical Address3977 LITTLE CREEK RD, DUBLIN, VA, 24084

Mailing Address3977 LITTLE CREEK RD, DUBLIN, VA, 24084

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC335072

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating28 years

Company Overview

HOWARD MICHAEL WOODYARD is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Dublin, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 28 years, registered with the FMCSA on 08/16/1990. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 2 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 70,000 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 2 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, HOWARD MICHAEL WOODYARD has a Trust Score of 92/100 (Excellent).

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage70,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective10/18/2020

CompanyERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

Policy #Q10 1830794

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage70,000 mi

Operating28 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

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

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

1 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

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 Feb 2025, 1 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
06/04/2024	JEB STUART HWY	VA	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 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

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/03/2025	WV	Driver-Only (Level III)	BECKLEY WV	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/04/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPENCER VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	VA	Walk-Around (Level II)	NARROWS WEIGH PAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0711015	$1,000,000	10/21/2003	11/16/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Q10 1830794	$1,000,000	10/18/2015	10/18/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	XA 2990541	$750,000	10/18/2011	10/18/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP66518A	$1,000,000	10/18/2009	10/18/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN583563	$750,000	10/18/2007	10/18/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0730339	$750,000	10/18/2006	10/18/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0105692	$1,000,000	10/18/2005	10/18/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	IMP6548509	$0	10/18/2005	12/30/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0723031	$1,000,000	10/18/2004	10/18/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0718654	$1,000,000	10/18/2003	10/21/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0718654	$1,000,000	10/18/2003	08/26/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP700676	$1,000,000	10/18/2002	10/18/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP700546	$1,000,000	10/18/2001	10/18/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0706067	$1,000,000	10/18/2000	10/18/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-0006251-00	$1,000,000	10/18/2000	11/20/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-0006251-00	$1,000,000	10/18/1999	10/18/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-0006251-00	$1,000,000	10/18/1998	10/18/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-0006251-00	$1,000,000	10/18/1998	10/18/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-0006251-00	$1,000,000	10/18/1998	10/17/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	TAP0718654	$1,000,000	08/26/2004	10/18/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	NKA 1796110 00	$750,000	03/11/1998	10/18/1998	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC335072	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/15/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/26/2000
MC335072	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/11/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/24/2003
MC335072	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2007
MC335072	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/18/2006
MC335072	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/18/2005
MC335072	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/21/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/15/2004
MC335072	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/30/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/09/2004
MC335072	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/24/1998	-	-

No revocation records.

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92/100

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 92

92

−8

Starts at 100−8 totalFinal 92

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−8

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

-8

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−8 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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.