Howard Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7
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.
- Registered power units
- 50
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 49
- Annualized
- ≈25 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
4 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 24, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 48 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | GA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2026 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 2, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2024 | NC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2023 | FL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| May 3, 2022 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 26, 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2020 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2020 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 31, 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 12, 2019 | NC | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2018 | FL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2018 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 21, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2017 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 5, 2017 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |