Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1003015 · MC-425162
BARRY HOWE
DBA HOWE HAULING
1 power unitsHOTCHKISS, CO
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-425162 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 24 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2002Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BARRY HOWE safe to work with?
Is BARRY HOWE safe to load? BARRY HOWE (USDOT 1003015, MC-425162) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in HOTCHKISS, CO, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 24 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BHBARRY HOWE 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Northland · 02–04
Great West · 04–06
Northland · 07–14
20022014
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2007 → Apr 2014 | $750k | 2 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2006 → Dec 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2004 → Dec 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2002 → Dec 2004 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HOTCHKISS, CO
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@tds.net — 2329 carriers: USDOT 39004USDOT 39512USDOT 46496USDOT 46639USDOT 46871USDOT 74449USDOT 75558USDOT 82542
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 36006 BACK RIVER RD, HOTCHKISS, CO, 81419
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (970) 872-2264
- Cell
- (970) 216-1121
- Fax
- (970) 872-2264
- bhowe3@tds.net
- Web domain
- tds.net
Registration
- Officers
- Barry Howe · Judy Howe
- USDOT / docket
- 1003015 · MC-425162
- First registered
- 02/05/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 03/17/2015 · 72,000 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor
No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.
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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is BARRY HOWE's USDOT number?
BARRY HOWE's USDOT number is 1003015, and its motor carrier number is MC-425162.
Is BARRY HOWE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BARRY HOWE is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BARRY HOWE's fleet?
BARRY HOWE operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BARRY HOWE based?
BARRY HOWE is based in HOTCHKISS, CO.