Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 132860 · MC-780942
LARRY HOWARD
DBA HOWARD TRUCKING
1 power unitsESTHERVILLE, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-780942 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 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
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.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (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
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LARRY HOWARD safe to work with?
Is LARRY HOWARD safe to load? LARRY HOWARD (USDOT 132860, MC-780942) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ESTHERVILLE, IA, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 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
LHLARRY 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Northland · 13–17
Great West · 17–22
Northland · 22–26
20122026
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.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2026 → Mar 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2026 → Feb 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2022 → Mar 2026 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Mar 2017 → Apr 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2013 → Mar 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| CLASSIC INSURANCE CO | Mar 2012 → Mar 2013 | $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
ESTHERVILLE, IA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@yourstarnet.net — 41 carriers: USDOT 231177USDOT 579913USDOT 817282USDOT 1181610USDOT 1202324USDOT 1313936USDOT 1325620USDOT 1379994
Shares a company officer with other carriers
larry howard — 11 carriers: USDOT 583701USDOT 784447USDOT 1256716USDOT 1801052USDOT 1849810USDOT 2191124USDOT 3064283USDOT 3080799
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1763 410TH AVENUE, ESTHERVILLE, IA, 51334
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (712) 898-4052
- Cell
- (712) 898-6565
- Fax
- (712) 362-4191
- Web domain
- yourstarnet.net
Registration
- Officers
- Larry Howard · Margaret Howard
- USDOT / docket
- 132860 · MC-780942
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 04/17/2026 · 178,500 mi (2023)
- 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 LARRY HOWARD's USDOT number?
LARRY HOWARD's USDOT number is 132860, and its motor carrier number is MC-780942.
Is LARRY HOWARD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LARRY HOWARD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is LARRY HOWARD's fleet?
LARRY HOWARD operates 1 power unit and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LARRY HOWARD based?
LARRY HOWARD is based in ESTHERVILLE, IA.