401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
175
Participants Small participant base
47th
Percentile by assets National rank
$32,490
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. · Virginia · Transportation & Warehousing

$6M in assets, 175 participants

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc.'s Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $6M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 47th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #1,585 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 175 participants in Virginia, about 22% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $6M.

#1,585
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
-21.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Transportation & Warehousing and all filers

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$5,685,790 47th percentile higher than 47% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets fell from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 170 in the plan year 2022 filing to 175 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 540629150 · Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $6M · 175 · 47th

  • RANK $6M
  • PHOTO 175
  • IND 47th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • 5500 near Ashland Anesthesia Psc Inc,
  • ASSETS ind #1585

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN540629150
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Howell's Motor Freight, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$6M 18.659812401090587% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5.5M$6M$6.5M$7M$7.5M 202220232024 $7.24M $5.89M ▼ -18.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 170 $7M
2023 1 175 $6M
2024 1 162 $6M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00568579 · Participants: 175Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanNorthrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ashland Anesthesia Psc Inc, in OH ($6M); by covered participants it is Uniseal 401(k) Plan in IN (175 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (175 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan declined sharply - down 21.4% during 2023, from $7M to $6M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Howell's Motor Freight, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 18.7%, from $7M to $6M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ashland Anesthesia Psc Inc, in OH ($6M, 4 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Howell's Motor Freight, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Uniseal 401(k) Plan in IN (175 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 540629150.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.