Is HOWES OIL CO., INC. active?

Yes — the South Dakota registry lists HOWES OIL CO., INC. as active, as of the 2026-06-16 source snapshot. The status is republished verbatim from the Secretary of State record.

Where is HOWES OIL CO., INC. registered?

HOWES OIL CO., INC. is registered in South Dakota under company number DB008453, first registered on September 26, 1968.

What type of company is HOWES OIL CO., INC.?

HOWES OIL CO., INC. is registered as a corporation with the South Dakota Secretary of State.

Where is HOWES OIL CO., INC. registered to do business?

Beyond its South Dakota registration, linked records — same legal name plus a shared officer, agent, address or home state — appear in 3 other state registers, including 3 foreign qualifications in Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming. Each is listed in the filings section above.

Who are the owners of HOWES OIL CO., INC.?

Public filings name 1 ownership principal for HOWES OIL CO., INC.: ANDREW HOWES. Ownership is drawn from FMCSA beneficial-ownership records and address-verified business-directory listings; it is not a complete cap table.

Does HOWES OIL CO., INC. have UCC liens?

No UCC financing statements name HOWES OIL CO., INC. as debtor in the indexed state registries.

In which states is HOWES OIL CO., INC. registered with the Secretary of State?

HOWES OIL CO., INC. appears in 4 state business registers: South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming. South Dakota is the home registration; the rest are foreign qualifications or linked filings, each listed in the filings section above.

Is HOWES OIL CO., INC. a federal contractor?

Yes — USAspending records 16 federal award transactions to HOWES OIL CO., INC. totalling $36K in obligations, led by Department of Veterans Affairs. Awards are matched by recipient UEI and listed in the Federal contracts section above.

Does HOWES OIL CO., INC. hold any licenses?

2 license and credential records are matched to HOWES OIL CO., INC.. Each license, its type and issuing authority is listed in the Licenses section above.

What public records are linked to HOWES OIL CO., INC.?

4 public records are linked to HOWES OIL CO., INC.: 1 in Filings, 2 in Licenses & authorities, 1 in Loans — matched across federal, state and municipal registers by its registered legal names.

Where does this data come from?

Every fact on this profile is republished from official public registers — Secretary of State filings, UCC indexes and federal datasets. Each section names its issuing register and the snapshot Netstate last retrieved (latest: 2026-06-16).

HOWES OIL CO., INC. — South Dakota Corporation No. DB008453: Active, 1 filing — Netstate

South Dakota/Sioux Falls/HOWES OIL CO., INC.

HOWES OIL CO., INC.

Type CorporationRegistered 26 September 1968 (almost 58 years ago)Company No. DB008453Updated 2026-06-16

HOWES OIL CO., INC. is a South Dakota corporation, registered on September 26, 1968. It is based at 823 E. 14th Street, Howes Oil Company, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104. The company is currently listed as active on the South Dakota register and is registered under company number DB008453. Public records for the company include 1 SoS registration, 3 federal contracts, 1 loan record and 2 USDOT records. Every fact here is republished from an official public register and traces back to a primary source document.

Legal entity name	HOWES OIL CO., INC.
Principal address	823 E. 14th Street, Howes Oil CompanySioux Falls57104SDUnited States
Registration state	South Dakota
Status	Active
Registered	26 September 1968 (almost 58 years ago)
Shareholders	ANDREW HOWES, owner
Entity type	Corporation
Standing	compliant
Company number	DB008453
USDOT carrier	USDOT 12728 · 39 power units · 20 drivers · Interstate
Registered agent	ANDREW M. HOWES

Public records	1 SoS registration

Federal contracts	$36K · 16 awards
SBA loans	$465K · approved amounts

Federal contracts

Total obligated	$36K
Awards	16
Top agency	Department of Veterans Affairs

$26K

2007

$10K

2008

Federal obligations by fiscal year

Top awarding agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$36K16 awards

Action date	Agency	Obligated
2008-08-06	Department of Veterans Affairs	$7K

2007-11-05	Department of Veterans Affairs	$4K

2007-09-06	Department of Veterans Affairs	$3K

2007-07-31	Department of Veterans Affairs	$2K

2007-07-30	Department of Veterans Affairs	$3K

2007-07-26	Department of Veterans Affairs	$4K

2007-07-24	Department of Veterans Affairs	$827.7

2007-07-24	Department of Veterans Affairs	$2K

2007-07-19	Department of Veterans Affairs	$3K

2007-07-03	Department of Veterans Affairs	$3K

Secretary of State Filings

4 registrations

2Active

2Inactive

0Unknown

State	Business name	Filed	Registered agent	Officers	Status
South DakotaTHIS	HOWES OIL CO., INC.	1968-09-26	ANDREW M. HOWES	—	Active
Filing ID DB008453 Jurisdiction Domestic · Corporation Principal address 823 E. 14th Street, Howes Oil Company, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104 Registered agent ANDREW M. HOWES823 E 14TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57104-5220 Officers Not reported
Iowa	HOWES OIL CO., INC.	2010-05-14	REGISTERED AGENT SOLUTIONS, INC	MICHAEL HOWESDirectorANDREW HOWESOfficer	Inactive

Nebraska	HOWES OIL CO., INC.	1980-09-26	RICHARD MUETING	—	Inactive

Wyoming	HOWES OIL CO., INC.	2018-05-15	Registered Agent Solutions, Inc	—	Active

Licenses & authorities

2 records

Source: FMCSA safer · FMCSA ubo·verified at source

2 licenses

Active 2

Held in South DakotaCarrier authority 2

State	License / ID	Type	Issued	Status
South Dakota	12728	Interstate carrier	—	Active
add date 19740601 bus units 0 business org desc CORPORATION business org id 3 carrier mailing city SIOUX FALLS carrier mailing cnty 099 carrier mailing country US carrier mailing state SD carrier mailing street PO BOX 1025 carrier mailing zip 57101 carrier operation A carship C;S classdef AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE company officer 1 ANDREW HOWES company officer 2 MIKE HOWES crgo liqgas X docket1 176951 docket1 status code A docket1prefix MC dot number 12728 driver inter total 17 dun bradstreet no 24374761 email address mwessel@howesoil.com fax 6053368729 fleetsize M hm ind Y interstate beyond 100 miles 13 interstate within 100 miles 4 intrastate beyond 100 miles 0 intrastate within 100 miles 3 legal name HOWES OIL CO INC mcs150 date 20240730 0000 mcs150 mileage 950000 mcs150 mileage year 2023 mcs150 update code id 1 mcsipdate 20080822 mcsipstep 0 owntract 4 phone 6053362288 phy city SIOUX FALLS phy cnty 099 phy country US phy omc region 08 phy state SD phy street 823 E 14TH ST phy zip 57104 power units 39 review date 20060918 review type J safety inv terr F safety rating S safety rating date 20061206 status code A total cdl 20 total drivers 20 total intrastate drivers 3 trmtract 12 truck units 16 Source: FMCSA safer · document fmcsa-safer/12728
South Dakota	12728	Carrier authority (USDOT)	—	Active

Loans

1 record

Source: SBA PPP loans·verified at source

$465K

2020

SBA loan approvals to HOWES OIL CO., INC. by year — PPP and 7(a)/504 amounts as filed.

Amount	Approved	Lender	Jobs	Status
$464,700	04/13/2020	Dacotah Bank	28	Paid in Full
borrower address 823 E 14TH ST borrower city SIOUX FALLS borrower name HOWES OIL CO., INC. borrower state SD borrower zip 57101-1025 business age description Existing or more than 2 years old business type Subchapter S Corporation congressional district SD- current approval amount 464700 date approved 04/13/2020 debt interest proceed — ethnicity Unknown/NotStated forgiveness amount 467501.11 forgiveness date 11/27/2020 franchise name — gender Unanswered health care proceed — hubzone indicator N initial approval amount 464700 jobs reported 28 lmi indicator Y loan number 4466017106 loan status Paid in Full loan status date 01/01/2021 mortgage interest proceed 69700 naics code 424720 non profit — originating lender Dacotah Bank originating lender city ABERDEEN originating lender location id 66384 originating lender state SD payroll proceed 348600 processing method PPP project city SIOUX FALLS project county name MINNEHAHA project state SD project zip 57101-1025 race Unanswered refinance eidl proceed — rent proceed — rural urban indicator U sba guaranty percentage 100 sba office code 0876 servicing lender address 308 S Main St servicing lender city ABERDEEN servicing lender location id 66384 servicing lender name Dacotah Bank servicing lender state SD servicing lender zip 57401-4146 term 24 undisbursed amount 0 utilities proceed 46400 veteran Unanswered Source: SBA PPP loans · document sba-ppp/4466017106

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