Carrier profile · USDOT 3001601 · MC-24388 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Howard Sheppard Container Services LLC

175 power unitsavg 7.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesSANDERSVILLE, GA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-24388 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

175Power units

97 observed · MCS-150

125Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(478) 552-5127 Email dispatchjamie@howardsheppard.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

175 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

140 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 23.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 140 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

138 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 15

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 175-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 175
Inspections · 24 mo: 140
Annualized: ≈70 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving46 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’21 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’17–’19

Hudson’19–now

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2021

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2021	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2017 → Jun 2019	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 175
Observed power (24 mo): 97
Trailers (towed): 125

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

22.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

139

GA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SANDERSVILLE, GA

755 WACO DR

Top corridor

GA 86 · SC 22 · AL 15

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3538695 USDOT 154500 USDOT 3002183Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (45 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3271990 USDOT 3954626 USDOT 4148469 USDOT 4225665 USDOT 4314810 USDOT 3002183 USDOT 3538695 USDOT 293825

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@howardsheppard.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 92818 USDOT 2157644 USDOT 2794217 USDOT 3002183 USDOT 3538695 USDOT 3698864

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric holmes — 13 carriers: USDOT 92818 USDOT 1222720 USDOT 1394644 USDOT 1633415 USDOT 2157644 USDOT 2794217 USDOT 3362450 USDOT 3491490

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

175

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 755 WACO DR, SANDERSVILLE, GA, 31082
Mailing address: PO BOX 797, SANDERSVILLE, GA, 31082
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (478) 552-5127
Fax: (478) 240-9992
Email: jamie@howardsheppard.com
Web domain: howardsheppard.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Holmes · Mitch Sheppard
USDOT / docket: 3001601 · MC-24388
First registered: Apr 27, 2017
Last MCS-150: May 11, 2026 · 14,804,453 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 3, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.28
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

175

Power units

175

Drivers

175

CDL drivers

14,804,453

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC.

HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3001601) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 140 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 140 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 175 power units and 175 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 11, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 3, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3001601, and its motor carrier number is MC-24388.

Is HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC's safety record?

HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC has a 23.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 193 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC's fleet?

HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC operates 175 power units and 175 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC based?

HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC is based in SANDERSVILLE, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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