Carrier profile · USDOT 3827862 · MC-1387480 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Shepherd Energy Services LLC

82 power unitsavg 9.5 yrLocal · 1 statesODESSA, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1387480 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

82Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

60Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(432) 272-6584 Email dispatchaccounting@shepherdenergy.services

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

82 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

113 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 108 vehicle and 113 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

32.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 20.9 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

110 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 13

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 82-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 82
Inspections · 24 mo: 113
Annualized: ≈57 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance185 · 17 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance125 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving69 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance54 · 23 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance42 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance38 · 18 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance35 · 7 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance30 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance27 · 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$300K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Highlander Specialty’22–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WORTH INSURANCE CO · since Aug 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$300K	1
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2024	$300K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 82
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 60

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

45.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

113

TX busiest

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

Home base

ODESSA, TX

508 N GRANDVIEW

Top corridor

TX 113

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: 9 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4268952 USDOT 536111 USDOT 4338697 USDOT 3141234 USDOT 2432943 USDOT 4076316 USDOT 3115781 USDOT 4259587Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (57 trucks · 65 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2432943 USDOT 2976161 USDOT 3768911 USDOT 4268952 USDOT 210140 USDOT 4130260 USDOT 4383955 USDOT 4462747

Shares a company officer with other carriers

santos uvalle iv — 2 carriers: USDOT 3235634

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 508 N GRANDVIEW, ODESSA, TX, 79761
Mailing address: PO BOX 3667, ODESSA, TX, 79760
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (432) 272-6584
Cell: (432) 288-3593
Email: accounting@shepherdenergy.services
Web domain: shepherdenergy.services

Registration

Officers: Santos Uvalle Iv · Caitlin Uvalle
USDOT / docket: 3827862 · MC-1387480
First registered: Feb 23, 2022
Last MCS-150: Feb 2, 2026 · 3,480,291 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 21, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 4.03
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

3,480,291

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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SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3827862) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from WORTH INSURANCE CO effective Aug 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier received 113 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 108 vehicle-level and 113 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 12, 2026.

It reports 82 power units and 74 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 21, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3827862, and its motor carrier number is MC-1387480.

Is SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 12, 2026, SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC's safety record?

SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC has a 38.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 172 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC's fleet?

SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC operates 82 power units and 74 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC based?

SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC is based in ODESSA, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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