Asset-based
36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Asset-based
36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is HOWCO UTILITIES LLC safe to load? HOWCO UTILITIES LLC (USDOT 1681660, MC-973333) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in PLEASNANT HILL, MO, operating 36 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
HOWCO UTILITIES LLC's USDOT number is 1681660, and its motor carrier number is MC-973333.
As of 2026-06-13, HOWCO UTILITIES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
HOWCO UTILITIES LLC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
HOWCO UTILITIES LLC operates 36 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
HOWCO UTILITIES LLC is based in PLEASNANT HILL, MO.
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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