18 of your 50 roadside inspections in the last 24 months ended with an out-of-service order, most recently Texas on September 29.
Your latest, Mississippi on October 6, was clean.
Your MCS-150 lists 100 trucks and 114 drivers.
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HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC is a large fleet motor carrier based in ELLISVILLE, Mississippi (USDOT #89586). As of October 30, 2026, it holds a Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating and a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score of 39/100 (High Risk), based on 50 recent inspection(s) and 74 recorded violation(s) in public FMCSA data.
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| Category | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Rating | 30 | 30 |
| Inspection Pass Rate | 10 | 20 |
| Out-of-Service Rate (vs FMCSA national avg) | 9 | 15 |
| CSA BASIC percentiles | Not measured | n/a |
Three public FMCSA components, scored by FileFlo. CSA BASIC percentiles are not in FMCSA's public data, so they are shown as not measured.
FMCSA's licensing record shows MC164923, operating authority, granted on June 10, 1987.
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC is a large fleet operating out of ELLISVILLE, Mississippi with USDOT number 89586. The company operates 100 power units and holds a current FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory. Based on our analysis of federal safety data, HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC has a FileFlo Carrier Intelligence Score (CIS) of 39/100, classified as High Risk.
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC has undergone 50 recorded DOT inspections. The vehicle out-of-service rate is 34.0%, which is above the national average of 20.72%. This elevated rate indicates potential maintenance or pre-trip inspection deficiencies that could lead to roadside violations. The driver out-of-service rate is 2%, within acceptable range compared to the 5.51% national average.
The public FMCSA record for HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC carries 74 recorded violations, and the most recent inspection on file is dated October 6, 2026. Across 50 recorded inspections, the record carries 1 driver out-of-service violation and 25 vehicle out-of-service violations.
A recorded violation is what an inspector wrote down at the roadside. It is not a penalty, and it is not an amount owed: FMCSA assesses civil penalties only after a compliance review classifies specific cited violations. The step that changes this record is the document behind each line, so the next move is to see which records an investigator would ask for and which of them exist today.
The Carrier Intelligence Score is FileFlo's own summary of three public FMCSA components for HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC: the safety rating, the inspection pass rate and the out-of-service rate against the national average. It is not an FMCSA score, and FMCSA does not use it to choose carriers for an investigation. 39 out of 100 falls in FileFlo's High Risk band.
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC falls under the Southern Service Center for FMCSA field-office oversight (region code 04). Service-center territory drives which FMCSA Investigator team would conduct a new-entrant audit or compliance review if one is triggered for this carrier.
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC is classified by FMCSA as an interstate carrier.
The carrier holds an Authorized For Hire classification, meaning it transports cargo or passengers for compensation under FMCSA operating authority and is subject to MC-number requirements at 49 CFR Part 365.
Business organization type: Corporation.
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC is not flagged in FMCSA Census as a hazmat carrier (HM indicator: N), so the carrier is not subject to the additional 49 CFR Subchapter C hazmat regulations.
Operational range per MCS-150 filing: interstate beyond 100 miles (long-haul, 45 drivers); interstate within 100 miles (short-haul, 45 drivers); intrastate beyond 100 miles (12 drivers); intrastate within 100 miles (12 drivers). The 100-mile boundary matters because drivers operating within a 100-air-mile radius qualify for the short-haul exception under 49 CFR 395.1(e)(1), which removes the requirement to maintain RODS for the day.
Self-reported MCS-150 annual mileage: 4,768,439 miles. MCS-150 mileage feeds the FMCSA SafeStat exposure denominator: drastically understated mileage can artificially inflate CSA BASIC percentile scores by reducing the per-mile exposure baseline. Updates are required every 24 months under 49 CFR 390.19.
Owned equipment per the FMCSA Census filing: 96 tractors, 133 trailers. Owned-vs-leased equipment matters for compliance documentation, owned trailers require the carrier to retain annual inspection certificates under 49 CFR 396.17, while leased trailers shift that documentation responsibility to the lease agreement.
The carrier reports 57 CDL-holding drivers on file. Each CDL driver must have a current Driver Qualification File (DQF) maintained per 49 CFR 391.51, including a Medical Examiner's Certificate, an annual MVR review, and a record of road-test results.
Intrastate driver count: 24. Intrastate drivers may be subject to state-specific CDL endorsement and hours-of-service variances depending on the state.
The FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) crash dataset records 20 crash events involving HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC in the available reporting window. Of these, 1 involved a fatality, 6 involved a reported injury, and 19 resulted in a tow-away. 20 events meet the federal-recordable threshold under 49 CFR 390.5 (fatality, injury treated away from the scene, OR tow-away of any vehicle).
Most recent recorded event: IS 55, NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO on June 14, 2025.
Inspections cluster geographically across Tennessee (9), Mississippi (7), Kentucky (6). The concentration in Tennessee is consistent with the carrier's primary lanes and tends to correlate with which state DOT inspector teams HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC's drivers encounter most often at roadside checkpoints.
Across the 50 recorded inspections, HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC's 34.0% vehicle out-of-service rate sits substantially above the FMCSA 2024 national average of 20.72%. The 2.0% driver out-of-service rate sits well below the 2024 national average of 5.51%.
Your last out-of-service was 31 days ago.
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| Date | State | Driver OOS | Vehicle OOS | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | MS | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-10-06 | MS | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-29 | TX | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
| 2026-09-23 | TX | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-08-06 | VA | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-07-12 | TN | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
| 2026-07-07 | NC | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-07-06 | TN | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
| 2026-05-27 | OH | 0 | 0 | Audit check |
| 2026-05-15 | TN | 0 | 1 | Audit check |
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HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT #89586) holds a "Satisfactory" FMCSA safety rating. FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score for the carrier is 39/100 (High Risk), derived from its safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the FMCSA national average.
Per its most recent FMCSA MCS-150 filing, HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC operates 100 power unit(s) and 114 driver(s), classifying it as a large fleet. Fleet counts are self-reported to FMCSA and can lag a carrier's current operation.
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC is registered with the FMCSA at a physical address in ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, under USDOT number 89586.
FileFlo shows 50 recent DOT inspection(s) and 74 recorded violation(s) for HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT #89586), sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation datasets. The inspection table on this page lists dates, states, and out-of-service counts.
HOWARD TRANSPORTATION INC scores 39/100 (High Risk) on FileFlo's Carrier Intelligence Score. The score normalizes three public FMCSA components (safety rating, inspection pass rate, and out-of-service rate versus the national average) into one 0-100 surface. CSA SMS BASIC percentiles are not published in FMCSA's public data and are excluded rather than estimated.
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Data sourced from FMCSA public records and the Socrata transportation dataset. Last updated: October 30, 2026. Information may not reflect the carrier's current status. Dispute this record · Claim this profile