Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA D E HOWARD TRANSPORT
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
DANA E HOWARD (USDOT 1493354) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Mar 2, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 15, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
DANA E HOWARD's USDOT number is 1493354, and its motor carrier number is MC-561767.
As of 2026-06-13, DANA E HOWARD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
DANA E HOWARD has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).
DANA E HOWARD operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
DANA E HOWARD is based in TURLOCK, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
Comparable carriers operating in California
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
4 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Nov '25 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Mar 2018
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2014 → Mar 2018 | $750K | 1 |
| FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2012 → Mar 2014 | $750K | 3 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2010 → Mar 2012 | $750K | 2 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2009 → Mar 2010 | $750K | 1 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2007 → Mar 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Jun 2006 → Mar 2007 | $750K | 2 |
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 across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
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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