Carrier profile · USDOT 2124855 · MC-1459511 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC

4 power unitsavg 16.4 yrLocal · 2 statesINEZ, KY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1459511 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 625-0817 Email dispatchMOTORCARRIERSOLUTIONS@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 47 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.4 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 14.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 16.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.82 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’24 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’22–now

20222023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Feb 2024	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 10

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

54.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WV busiest

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

Home base

INEZ, KY

3701 NEW ROUTE 3

Top corridor

WV ⇄ KY

WV 21 · KY 10

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3953940 USDOT 863479 USDOT 3968185

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kenneth howell — 5 carriers: USDOT 273991 USDOT 950438 USDOT 2131457 USDOT 2518568

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3701 NEW ROUTE 3, INEZ, KY, 41224
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (606) 625-0817
Fax: (606) 298-7810
Email: motorcarriersolutions@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Kenneth Howell
USDOT / docket: 2124855 · MC-1459511
First registered: Feb 28, 2011
Last MCS-150: Nov 3, 2025 · 334,983 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 13, 2023
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

334,983

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 HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC.

HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC (USDOT 2124855) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Feb 9, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 4 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 13, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC's USDOT number?

HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC's USDOT number is 2124855, and its motor carrier number is MC-1459511.

Is HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC's safety record?

HOWELLS RECYCLING & SANITATION LLC has a 14.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).