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Company CheckSHEPARD'S INC · DOT 147666

DOT# 147666 MC# MC-141059 Bethel, Connecticut

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/26/2026

TypeOn file with FMCSA

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Other Companies at This Address

Address32 HENRY ST, BETHEL, CT 06801-2447

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
SHEPARD'S MOVING & STORAGE LLC	3578891	Sign in	Active
CHOICE BUILDERS OF CT LLC	1407065	Sign in	Inactive
SHEPARD'S INC this company	147666	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC141059

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerInactive

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/06/2005

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet6 units

Drivers8

MCS-15006/2021

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 07/06/2005 | Rated: 03/09/1989

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	4149057-0	$1,000,000	11/23/1994	08/01/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	IM7610343	$0	11/13/1994	05/19/1996	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHE 524 58 44	$0	10/01/1998	07/18/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	06/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	09/20/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$0	09/01/2010	06/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$0	09/01/2010	09/20/2013	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$0	09/01/2010	04/20/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	09/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$1,000,000	09/01/2010	04/20/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$0	09/01/2010	09/01/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	8 G3 MZG 8065 3412	$1,000,000	08/01/1996	08/01/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	8G3MZG80653412	$0	08/01/1996	08/01/1997	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	4149057-0	$1,000,000	08/01/1994	08/01/1996	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV 4180901-00	$1,000,000	06/01/2014	08/23/2024	Cancelled
34	CARGO	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	CGV 4180901-00	$0	06/01/2014	08/23/2024	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$0	06/01/2013	06/01/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$1,000,000	06/01/2013	06/01/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$1,000,000	06/01/2013	06/28/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$0	06/01/2013	06/01/2014	Replaced
34	CARGO	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$0	06/01/2013	06/28/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	9223292	$1,000,000	06/01/2013	06/01/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC141059	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	REVOKED	12/04/2013
MC141059	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/1989	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/1989
MC141059	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/03/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/03/1987
MC141059	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	07/21/1988	REVOKED	12/12/2005
MC141059	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/14/2016	REVOKED	02/23/2022
MC141059	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/12/2016	REVOKED	02/23/2022
MC141059	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/08/1995	REVOKED	08/09/1996
MC141059	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/1994

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60/100

Good

NOT VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 60

−25

−10

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

Not active with FMCSA−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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