Carrier profile · USDOT 12728 · MC-176951 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Howes Oil Co Inc

16 power unitsavg 7.2 yrRegional · 3 statesSIOUX FALLS, SD96/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-176951 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 336-2288 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 62 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

30 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 8.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 11.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 30
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
172.600 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’12 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Federated’97–’12

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2012

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1994 → Jan 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 14

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

73.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SD busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Dakota: 28 inspections
North Dakota: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections

Home base

SIOUX FALLS, SD

823 E 14TH ST

Most inspections: SD

28 inspections

SD 28 · ND 1 · MN 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 459268 USDOT 1049286 USDOT 835 USDOT 3297367

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 823 E 14TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104
Mailing address: PO BOX 1025, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57101
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 336-2288
Fax: (605) 336-8729
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: howesoil.com

Registration

Officers: Mike Howes · Andrew Howes
USDOT / docket: 12728 · MC-176951
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2024 · 950,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 6, 2006
D-U-N-S: 24374761

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

950,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 23 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

31violation records

3OOS-tagged records

2 of 23inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

110%0 / 11

Other vehicle maintenance

714%1 / 7

Lights

520%1 / 5

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Other / unclassified

425%1 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 5

13%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 8

17%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 6

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (9 of 31 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
107.620B-HMAMC Other violation1
172.504A-HMPS Other violation1
172.600C1-HMER Other violation1
177.817A-HMSP Other violation1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOWES OIL CO INC.

HOWES OIL CO INC (USDOT 12728) has a Vektor safety score of 96/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 30 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 6, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWES OIL CO INC's USDOT number?

HOWES OIL CO INC's USDOT number is 12728, and its motor carrier number is MC-176951.

Is HOWES OIL CO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. HOWES OIL CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOWES OIL CO INC's safety record?

HOWES OIL CO INC has a 8.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 96/100 (tier: clear).