HOWELL'S MOTOR FREIGHT INC

USDOT 84329 · status active · 6 pass / 1 fail / 2 unknown

What this page is. A rendering of FMCSA public records on a stated date. Not a safety rating, credit score, or recommendation. Source: Company Census File (az4n-8mr2, updated 2026-10-21, sha256 73d4c5901abe8cdb…).

Checks

PASS authority_active
Registration active in the census record.

fields: status_code
UNKNOWN allowed_to_operate
Not queried. Requires the live FMCSA API; the census file does not carry this field. We never default it to pass.

fields: allowed_to_operate
UNKNOWN bipd_on_file
Absence from the gap release is not proof of coverage; the release only lists carriers with no filing. Query the live API to confirm.

fields: bipd_file
PASS mcs150_current
Last MCS-150 filing 2026-09-11.

fields: mcs150_date
PASS contact_complete
Phone and email both on file.

fields: phone, email_address
PASS shared_identifier_suppressed
No suppressed identifier on this record.

fields: phone, phy_street
FAIL no_involuntary_revocation
2 involuntary revocation(s) in the FMCSA history. This is a historical fact, not current status - the carrier may hold valid authority again today. Check the authority check above.

fields: dot_number
PASS out_of_service_order
No out-of-service order in the FMCSA record.

fields: dot_number
PASS authority_age
Registered 1974-06-01 (19138 days ago, ~52.4 years). Context only; new authority is a higher-risk cohort, not a verdict.

fields: add_date

Identity

Legal name	HOWELL'S MOTOR FREIGHT INC Company Census File
DBA	— Company Census File
MC number	116886 Company Census File
Registration status	A Company Census File
Operation type	A Company Census File
Registered since	1974-06-01 Company Census File

Contact

Phone	5405913205 Company Census File
Email	fred_lackey@howellsmotor.com Company Census File
Officer 1	CHADWICK NORRIS Company Census File
Officer 2	Jeff Shepard Company Census File

Address

Street	51 SIMMONS DRIVE Company Census File
City	CLOVERDALE Company Census File
State	VA Company Census File
ZIP	24077-3131 Company Census File
Country	US Company Census File

Fleet (self-reported on MCS-150)

Truck units	1 Company Census File
Power units	1 Company Census File
Drivers	1 Company Census File
CDL drivers	1 Company Census File
Intrastate drivers	0 Company Census File
Last MCS-150 filing	2026-09-11 Company Census File

Related carriers

No other active carrier shares this carrier's officer and address in the public record.

Safety history

Counts from FMCSA inspection and crash records, all history on file. Not a safety rating; FMCSA assigns ratings only after an on-site review.

Inspections	125 driver 23 · vehicle 36
Out-of-service	16 (12.8% of inspections) driver 4 · vehicle 12
Violations	78
Inspection span	2023-10-25 – 2026-06-30
Crashes	179 fatal 2 · injury 87 · tow-away 165
Crash span	1992-05-15 – 2026-04-12

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