Proceed with Caution60/100
FleetCollect Trust Verdict

Proceed with caution on HOWARD & SONS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC: Out-of-service rate 78% is above the ~21% national average.

HOWARD & SONS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC

DBA: HOWARD'S WRECKER SERVICE

DOT 182546 · MC-309492

C

Medium Risk

Authority

✓ Active

Insurance

✓ On File

Safety Rating

Satisfactory

OOS Rate

25.0%

9/36 inspections

Crash Rate

—

Fleet Size

28 trucks · 23 drivers

Location

MABLETON, GA

Est.

1974

Whole Public Record

Identity & Registration

USDOT number
182546
MC number
MC-309492
Entity / operation
Interstate
Location
MABLETON, GA
Registered
Jun 1, 1974

Operating Status

Operating status
Active
MCS-150 biennial update
Currentnext due Jun 30, 2028
MCS-150 last filed
Apr 17, 2026
MCS-150 mileage
1,133,503 mi

Authority & Insurance

Common authority
None
Contract authority
None
Broker authority
None
BIPD insurance on file
$1,000,000$750,000 required
Cargo insurance
Not required
Insurer
National Interstate Insurance CompanyPolicy GFA 4430101-03

Fleet

Power units
28
Drivers
23

Safety Snapshot

Safety rating
Satisfactoryrated 19950802
Driver OOS rate
3.8%FMCSA official rate (national avg 5.51%)
Vehicle OOS rate
77.8%FMCSA official rate (national avg 21%)
Crashes, last 24 months
5
Recent inspections
36most recent on record
Recordable crash rate
—

CSA BASIC Status

Not publicly scored — no SMS BASIC data on file for this carrier.

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Pulled live from FMCSA — census, licensing & insurance, and SMS BASIC records. OOS rates marked "FMCSA official rate" come from FMCSA’s carrier safety record; any others are computed from this carrier’s most recent roadside inspections on record. Informational only.

Recent Inspections (36)

DateLevelStateViolationsStatusExpand
8/13/2026Level 2AL4OOS Violation
6/22/2026Level 2SC1OOS Violation
6/15/2026Level 3SC2Passed
5/18/2026Level 3GA1Passed
1/9/2026Level 3GA1Passed
1/6/2026Level 2AL8OOS Violation
12/8/2025Level 2GA2Passed
9/25/2025Level 3GA0Passed
9/18/2025Level 3GA1Passed
9/4/2025Level 3AL0Passed
7/30/2025Level 2AL2OOS Violation
5/12/2025Level 3GA1Passed
4/24/2025Level 2AL4OOS Violation
4/16/2025Level 2GA1OOS Violation
3/19/2025Level 3GA2Passed
3/18/2025Level 2GA3OOS Violation
2/26/2025Level 2GA3Passed
1/23/2025Level 3GA1Passed
1/8/2025Level 3GA2OOS Violation
12/18/2024Level 3GA0Passed
12/4/2024Level 3GA0Passed
11/25/2024Level 3GA0Passed
11/25/2024Level 3AL0Passed
10/17/2024Level 3GA2Passed
10/1/2024Level 3GA1Passed
9/23/2024Level 3GA2Passed
9/5/2024Level 3AL1Passed
8/27/2024Level 2GA3OOS Violation
8/8/2024Level 3GA1Passed
8/7/2024Level 3KY1Passed
7/16/2024Level 3GA1Passed
4/11/2024Level 2AL1Passed
4/4/2024Level 2GA0Passed
3/8/2024Level 1AL2Passed
10/25/2023Level 3GA0Passed
10/4/2023Level 3GA1Passed
Insurance note: Insurance status is inferred from MC authority status — FMCSA requires active insurance to maintain active MC authority. For real-time certificate verification, check FMCSA SAFER Web ↗.

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