Carrier profile · USDOT 1266953 · MC-494997 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC

50 power unitsavg 7.3 yrNational · 25 statesEL PASO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-494997 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

75Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 790-1107 Email dispatchdblanco@howltransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 200 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

141 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 77 vehicle and 141 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.8 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

133 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 11

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 50-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 141
Annualized: ≈71 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving46 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’05–’07

Sentry Select’09–’14

State National’14–’16

United Wisconsin’19–’21

State National’21–’23

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → May 2026	$750K	14
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Jan 2025	$750K	8
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2021	$750K	3
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	3
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2014 → Sep 2016	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2005 → Aug 2007	$750K	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2005	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 75

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

64.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

141

NM busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

11528 CONFEDERATE ROAD

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 37 · TX 27 · TN 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 18 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 710383 USDOT 1053118 USDOT 1692179 USDOT 557341 USDOT 650990 USDOT 258923 USDOT 818175 USDOT 4309685Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (60 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 258923 USDOT 557341 USDOT 650990 USDOT 779973 USDOT 1053118 USDOT 683428 USDOT 710383 USDOT 3589121

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11528 CONFEDERATE ROAD, EL PASO, TX, 79936
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 790-1107
Fax: (833) 770-4971
Email: dblanco@howltransportation.com
Web domain: howltransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Darryl B. Blanco
USDOT / docket: 1266953 · MC-494997
First registered: Jul 14, 2004
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2025 · 530,210 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 18, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 176264682

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

530,210

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 HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC.

HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1266953) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 141 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 77 vehicle-level and 141 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 53 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 18, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1266953, and its motor carrier number is MC-494997.

Is HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

HOWL TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 10.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 200 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).