Carrier profile · USDOT 92818 · MC-133920 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Howard Sheppard LLC

125 power unitsavg 4.3 yrLocal · 2 statesSANDERSVILLE, GA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-133920 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

125Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg 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 well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record27 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

125 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 28.0 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 4

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 125-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 125
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’23 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Liberty’93–’99

Lexington’99–’03

Star’99–’02

Lexington’00–’03

St Paul’03–’12

Continental’06–’09

Vanliner’09–’13

Lexington’12–’19

Great West’13–’19

Hudson’19–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2023	$1M	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2023	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2019	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2019	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jun 2013	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2006 → Jun 2009	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Jun 2004	$1M	3
ST. PAUL SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2012	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2002 → Jun 2002	$1M	3
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jun 2003	$1M	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jun 2002	$1M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jun 2003	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1998 → Jun 1999	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1993 → Jul 1999	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 125
Observed power (24 mo): 23
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

15.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

SANDERSVILLE, GA

755 WACO DRIVE

Top corridor

GA 26 · SC 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4412312 USDOT 1607797

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@howardsheppard.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 2157644 USDOT 2794217 USDOT 3001601 USDOT 3002183 USDOT 3538695 USDOT 3698864

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric holmes — 13 carriers: USDOT 1222720 USDOT 1394644 USDOT 1633415 USDOT 2157644 USDOT 2794217 USDOT 3001601 USDOT 3362450 USDOT 3491490

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

125

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 DRIVE, SANDERSVILLE, GA, 31082
Mailing address: PO BOX 797, SANDERSVILLE, GA, 31082
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (478) 552-5127
Fax: (478) 552-5528
Email: jamie@howardsheppard.com
Web domain: howardsheppard.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Holmes · Trey Sheppard
USDOT / docket: 92818 · MC-133920
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2026 · 7,285,605 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 7, 2009
D-U-N-S: 46890703

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

125

Power units

125

Drivers

125

CDL drivers

7,285,605

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 LLC.

HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC (USDOT 92818) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 27 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 125 power units and 125 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 7, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC's USDOT number?

HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC's USDOT number is 92818, and its motor carrier number is MC-133920.

Is HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC's safety record?

HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 8 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 HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC's fleet?

HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC operates 125 power units and 125 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC based?

HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC is based in SANDERSVILLE, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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