Howes & Howes Trucking 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
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4
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
- 57
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 26
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 25, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 54 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 8, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 23, 2024 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 31, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2024 | MI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 7, 2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 24, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2020 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 11, 2019 | MI | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 4, 2018 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2017 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 6, 2016 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 5, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2015 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 14, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |