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RICHARD LEE HOWELL

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Company CheckRICHARD LEE HOWELL · DOT 467702

DBA: R H TRUCKING

68 REEVES RIDGE RD, SPARTA, NC, 28675

DOT# 467702 MC# MC-257471 Sparta, North Carolina

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(336) 363-4531

Email-

Physical Address68 REEVES RIDGE RD, SPARTA, NC, 28675

Other Companies at This Address

Address68 REEVES RIDGE RD, SPARTA, NC 28675

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
BRUNER SIDES NURSERY	4256100	(336) 372-8224	Active
RICHARD LEE HOWELL this company	467702	(336) 363-4531	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC257471

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Company Overview

RICHARD LEE HOWELL is an carrier based in Sparta, North Carolina. The fleet consists of 2 power units and 3 drivers. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, RICHARD LEE HOWELL has a Trust Score of 60/100 (Good).

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers3

MCS-15001/2004

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$0	12/17/2002	03/22/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$750,000	12/17/2002	01/16/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$750,000	12/17/2002	01/25/2003	Name Changed
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$0	12/17/2002	01/16/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$0	12/17/2002	01/25/2003	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$750,000	12/17/2002	01/24/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	27 85 60	$1,000,000	11/24/1992	08/06/1993	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	V110971	$750,000	04/30/2003	08/02/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	278560	$1,000,000	04/12/1993	08/06/1993	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$1,000,000	03/22/2005	01/26/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$0	03/22/2005	01/26/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$1,000,000	01/24/2003	03/22/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$750,000	01/16/2003	12/17/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	TP104366	$0	01/16/2003	12/17/2002	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC257471	EMERGENCY TEMPORARY AUTHORITY	GRANTED	09/23/1992	EXPIRED ETA OR TA	11/19/1992
MC257471	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/09/2003	REVOKED	02/01/2006

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60/100

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 60

−25

−10

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

Not active with FMCSA−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

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

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

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

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-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) 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.

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