Carrier profile · USDOT 1518841 · MC-567987 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Howard's Towmaster LLC

3 power unitsLocal · 1 statesELKHART, IN50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-567987 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.5Avg age (yr)

2019–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(866) 293-4011 Email dispatchhowardstowmasterllc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 3-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.112 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Indiana’07–’15

Universal’15–’17

American Guarantee’17–’24

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Apr 2025	$1M	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Apr 2017 → Sep 2024	$1M	4
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2017	$1M	1
INDIANA INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
CONSOLIDATED INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Sep 2007	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Oct 2006	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ELKHART, IN

28301 OLD US 33 STE D

Top corridor

IN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 28301 OLD US 33 STE D, ELKHART, IN, 46516
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (866) 293-4011
Fax: (574) 293-3351
Email: howardstowmasterllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Tracey Mcwilliams · Jerry Kindig
USDOT / docket: 1518841 · MC-567987
First registered: Jun 21, 2006
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2025 · 40,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

40,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC.

HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC (USDOT 1518841) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC's USDOT number?

HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC's USDOT number is 1518841, and its motor carrier number is MC-567987.

Is HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC's safety record?

HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 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 — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC's fleet?

HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC based?

HOWARD'S TOWMASTER LLC is based in ELKHART, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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