HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC
USDOT 92818
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (125 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory. Insurance filings show 1 coverage gap in this carrier's history.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileHudson Insurance Company
- Coverage gaps1 in filing history
- Out-of-service rate14.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 42 years ago
- Linked registrations7 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 92818 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-133920 |
| Legal Name | HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4785525127 |
| Address | 755 WACO DRIVE, Sandersville, GA, 31082 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20091207) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Hudson Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $0 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2023-06-01 |
1 coverage gap detected in filing history.
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Insurance Company | $0 | BMC-82 | 2023-06-01 | 2026-08-14 |
| Hudson Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-82 | 2021-06-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1984-04-24 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 4 |
- 1984-04-24 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2010-08-23 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
- 2026-08-14 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 86 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 28 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 14.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-04-08 — GA — towaway
- 2026-04-02 — GA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-24 — GA — towaway
- 2025-09-08 — GA — towaway
- 2025-09-03 — GA — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (11), 20 (8), 23 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
7 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 2157644 · USDOT 2340636 · USDOT 2794217 · USDOT 3001601 · USDOT 3002183
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 125 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 125 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 7,285,605 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 12-MAY-26 |
HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC operates 125 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in GA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Sandersville, GA
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- 5 STAR CARRIERS LLC — USDOT 520681, 6 power units
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