Carrier profile · USDOT 182546 · MC-309492 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Howard & Sons Automotive Services Inc

DBA HOWARD'S WRECKER SERVICE

28 power unitsavg 6.5 yrRegional · 3 statesMABLETON, GA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-309492 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 17 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Southern Guaranty’96–’03

Progressive Mountain’10–’13

Zurich American’17–’21

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2017 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Aug 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Mar 2010 → Mar 2013	$750K	3
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS ALLIANCE	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	Mar 2004 → Mar 2006	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2003 → May 2003	$750K	2
SOUTHERN GUARANTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1996 → Mar 2003	$750K	1