Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1702539
HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD
4 power unitsMCDERMOTT, OH
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 19 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2007Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD safe to work with?
Is HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD safe to load? HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD (USDOT 1702539) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in MCDERMOTT, OH, operating 4 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 18 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HCHOWARD CONTRACTING LTD 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MCDERMOTT, OH
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
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
Shares a company officer with other carriers
richard howard — 11 carriers: USDOT 1226968USDOT 1428556USDOT 1854557USDOT 2572031USDOT 2584533USDOT 3097739USDOT 3212444USDOT 3719498
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2105 TATMAN COE ROAD, MCDERMOTT, OH, 45652
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (740) 259-3750
- Fax
- (740) 259-2119
- howcon@frontier.com
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officer
- Richard Howard
- USDOT / docket
- 1702539
- First registered
- 10/26/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 11/08/2025 · 2,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- 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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD's USDOT number?
HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD's USDOT number is 1702539.
Is HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD's fleet?
HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD operates 4 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD based?
HOWARD CONTRACTING LTD is based in MCDERMOTT, OH.