Carrier profile · USDOT 3289228 · MC-1042351 · Updated Jul 16, 2026

MSH TRUCKING LLC

1 power unitavg 14.5 yrRegional · 4 statesTYLER, TX76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1042351 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(970) 371-8815 Email dispatchsonjahowes96@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.5 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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

≈2.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
180.415 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther1 · 0 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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

General Star’19–’20

Redwood Fire’19–’20

National Fire’20–’21

General Star’20–’21

National Liability’21–’23

General Star’23–now

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$5M	4
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$5M	3
GENERAL STAR NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$5M	1
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jul 2020	$5M	1
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$5M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2019 → Jul 2019	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

TYLER, TX

11752 COUNTY ROAD 1141

Top corridor

TX 1 · AR 1 · WY 1

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11752 COUNTY ROAD 1141, TYLER, TX, 75709-5512
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (970) 371-8815
Email: sonjahowes96@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Sonja Jean Howes · Michael E Howes
USDOT / docket: 3289228 · MC-1042351
First registered: May 20, 2019
Last MCS-150: Jan 14, 2026 · 75,656 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

75,656

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 MSH TRUCKING LLC.

MSH TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3289228) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MSH TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

MSH TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3289228, and its motor carrier number is MC-1042351.

Is MSH TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 16, 2026, MSH TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MSH TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

MSH TRUCKING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).