HOWE FREIGHTWAYS 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
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 5
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
- 40
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 48
- Annualized
- ≈24 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
16 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Sep 15, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 67 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 13, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 9, 2025 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2023 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2022 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2021 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2021 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2021 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2020 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 23, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2020 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2018 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2017 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 13, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2016 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 14, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 21, 2013 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2013 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2012 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |