Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1037189 · MC-543210
JAY HOWARD
DBA HOWARD FARMS
6 power unitsDALHART, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-543210 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power 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 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.3 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 · fatal22
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 JAY HOWARD safe to work with?
Is JAY HOWARD safe to load? JAY HOWARD (USDOT 1037189, MC-543210) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in DALHART, TX, operating 6 power units and 12 drivers. 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
JHJAY HOWARD 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.
02
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 · 2 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Southern · 07–10
20052011
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 22 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2010 → Mar 2011 | $750k | 5 |
| SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2007 → Jan 2010 | $750k | 11 |
| SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2006 → Jan 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2005 → Jan 2006 | $750k | 5 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 6
- 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
DALHART, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jay howard — 7 carriers: USDOT 534805USDOT 1332295USDOT 1504709USDOT 1962113USDOT 2977567USDOT 4453739
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3026 CANYON TRL, DALHART, TX, 79022
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (806) 244-1374
- Cell
- (806) 333-2785
- Fax
- (806) 244-1375
Registration
- Officers
- Jay Howard · Charlotte Howard
- USDOT / docket
- 1037189 · MC-543210
- First registered
- 06/25/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 03/21/2011 · 250,000 mi (2008)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 JAY HOWARD's USDOT number?
JAY HOWARD's USDOT number is 1037189, and its motor carrier number is MC-543210.
Is JAY HOWARD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JAY HOWARD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JAY HOWARD's fleet?
JAY HOWARD operates 6 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JAY HOWARD based?
JAY HOWARD is based in DALHART, TX.