HOWES OIL CO INC
Sioux Falls, SD · MC 176951
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Sep 30, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
2 notes
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
- MCS-150 last updated more than 2 years ago
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Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 12728 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | HOWES OIL CO INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 176951 |
| Reported physical address | 823 E 14TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104, US |
| Reported business phone | (605) 336-2288 |
| Reported power units | 39 |
| Reported drivers | 20 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Mike Howes, Andrew Howes |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Dec 06, 2006 |
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-08-28 through 2026-08-27.
| Inspections | 31 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 31) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 8.7% (2 of 23) |
| Violations | 16 across 6 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 3 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39617CPIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection2172504AHMPSHM (Placarding) - Bulk package/freight container/unit load device/transport vehicle not placarded as required.1172600C1HMERHM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information immediately available1177817AHMSPHM (Shipping Papers) - Operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping paper. NOTE: An error in the shipping description or an incomplete shipping description13922DMOVEDriver - Move over/slow law - Failure to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Sioux Falls record
HOWES OIL CO INC reports 39 power units. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota directory contains 2,172 census records, of which 1,870 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
HOWES OIL CO INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 1 cargo categories.
- Liquids and gases
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 302 | 13.9% |
| 1 | 1,048 | 48.3% |
| 2–5 | 512 | 23.6% |
| 6–20 | 197 | 9.1% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 98 | 4.5% |
| Over 100 | 15 | 0.7% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jul 30, 2024
- Census source publication
- Sep 30, 2026 10:52 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
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Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
| Docket | Reported authority type | Reported status | BIPD required | BIPD on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC176951 | Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) | Active | $750,000 | $1,000,000 |
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC176951 | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | Apr 01, 2012 | BMC-91X | BAP3486537 |
| MC176951 | Federated Mutual Insurance Company | $5,000 | Jan 01, 1997 | BMC-34 | 915927 |
Sources and check dates
Checked Oct 01, 2026 16:21 UTC.
- Authority filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:54 UTC.
- Insurance filings source · Published Oct 01, 2026 10:53 UTC.
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Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against HOWES OIL CO INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC176951 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
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Shared contact details
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