VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
HOWELL'S MOTOR FREIGHT INC
USDOT 84329 · MC-116886 · 51 SIMMONS DRIVE, CLOVERDALE, VA 24077-3131
81Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 7, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate above average — 25.0% vs the 22.3% national average.
- Fatal crash on record — 2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 52 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1974.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- Inactive
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 17, 2003)
- Authority age
- 52 yr
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (540) 591-3205
- fred_lackey@howellsmotor.com
- Website
- howellsmotor.com
- Address
- 51 SIMMONS DRIVE, CLOVERDALE, VA 24077-3131
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Drivers
- 1
- Observed units
- 115
- Avg fleet age
- 9.3 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- $750k
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 25.0% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 1.2% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 83
- Crashes
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 2
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0.81 | 27% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.05 | 8% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.06 | 8% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 3.85 | 39% | Vektor est. | — |