YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC
Dayton, OH · MC 151266, MC 151266
YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC (USDOT 214777, MC 151266) operates 34 power units with 24 drivers from Dayton, Ohio hauling general freight and household goods. Its vehicle out-of-service rate of 46.7% is above the 22.9% across all carriers. Inspectors identified 23 different power units by VIN over two years, fewer than the 34 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 214777 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 151266, MC 151266 |
| Reported physical address | 1840 CARDINGTON RD, DAYTON, OH, 45409, US |
| Reported business phone | (937) 294-5933 |
| Reported power units | 34 |
| Reported drivers | 24 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Rick Ford, Joe Ford |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Jun 10, 2013 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Oct 28, 2013 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
37 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 5 states. Inspected in 21 of 25 months; busiest Jan 2025 with 5.
| Inspections | 37 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 2.7% (1 of 37) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 46.7% (7 of 15) |
| Violations | 38 across 25 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 10 |
| Crashes | 3 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 3 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 2 |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit439216DDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV33922SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation23922SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone239375A3TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS2
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Dayton record
YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC reports 34 power units. The Dayton, Ohio directory contains 3,515 census records, of which 3,029 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
YOWELL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 14 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- U.S. mail
- Dry bulk commodities
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Utility
- Farm supplies
- Construction
- Other: PRECAST CONCRETE
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 486 | 13.8% |
| 1 | 1,873 | 53.3% |
| 2–5 | 794 | 22.6% |
| 6–20 | 258 | 7.3% |
| 21–100: this carrier’s band | 84 | 2.4% |
| Over 100 | 20 | 0.6% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 22, 1982
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Mar 27, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
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
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 214777. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsMachinery and large objectsMetal sheets, coils and rollsHousehold goodsLogs, poles, beams and lumberDry bulk commodities
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