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HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC

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Company CheckHOWARD SHEPPARD LLC · DOT 92818

755 WACO DRIVE, SANDERSVILLE, GA, 31082

DOT# 92818 MC# 133920 Sandersville, Georgia 49 years

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125

Power Units

125

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 18, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 8, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 24, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address755 WACO DRIVE, SANDERSVILLE, GA, 31082

Mailing AddressPO BOX 797, SANDERSVILLE, GA, 31082

Other Companies at This Address

Address755 WACO DRIVE, SANDERSVILLE, GA 31082

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
HOWARD SHEPPARD LLC this company	92818	Sign in	Active
HSI BROKERAGE LLC	2340636	Sign in	Active

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

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC133920

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerInactive

Operating49 years

All Docket Numbers

MC133920

Cargo Transported

General FreightHousehold GoodsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersGrain, Feed, HayChemicalsCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionCrude Kaolin

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .69 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9.3 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage7,269,029 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

125

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

125

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)6

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS26.7% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/31/2012

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type82

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/21/2026

CompanyHUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #HMB200145

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet125 units

Drivers125

Mileage7,269,029 mi

Operating49 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)6

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away4

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total33

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total15

Out of Service4

OOS Rate26.7%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total2

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 10/31/2012 | Rated: 12/07/2009

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

7 · 0 OOS -

2024

23 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

15 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

6 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

3 crashes ▲

2025

5 crashes ▲

2026

2 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 27 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (14.8% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (11)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/08/2026	WRENS HWY AT HOBBS MILL ROAD	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/02/2026	N SAFFOLD RD NEAR KAOLIN RD	GA	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
10/24/2025	MACON	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
09/08/2025	Not Reported	GA	0	1	1	Severe Crosswinds	Dry	Daylight
09/03/2025	STAPLETON	GA	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
06/03/2025	Unknown	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dark - Not Lighted
03/13/2025	HWY 112 NEAR SMALLWOOD ROAD	GA	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/12/2024	GA HIGHWAY 272 AT TENNILLE OCONEE RD	GA	3	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/12/2024	SR 24 WEST / OLD 85 ROAD	GA	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
04/01/2024	RURAL BARBOUR	AL	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
11/08/2023	I 16 W NEAR SR 4	GA	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

30 roadside violations across 27 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 17 violations · 9 OOS

Unsafe Driving 13 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (51)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/18/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WRENS GA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/18/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WRENS GA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/04/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANDERSVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	THOMSON GA	3	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANDERSVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IVEY GA	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	SC	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEECH ISLAND SC	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANDERSVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STAPLETON GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	MONTEZUMA GA	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2025	GA	Full (Level I)	GROVETOWN GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	POOLER GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAVISBORO GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SANDERSVILLE GA	5	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
04/08/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUENA VISTA GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MILLEDGEVILLE GA	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/17/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TOOMSBORO GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MACON GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BONAIRE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	IVEY GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/07/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SWAINSBORO GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SANDERSVILLE GA	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/12/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SANDERSVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAWSON GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/03/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MC INTYRE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	MILLEDGEVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	IVEY GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2024	US	Full (Level I)	SAVANNAH GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	US	Full (Level I)	GARDEN CITY GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	US	Full (Level I)	GARDEN CITY GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	US	Full (Level I)	GARDEN CITY GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2024	US	Full (Level I)	GARDEN CITY GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SANDERSVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	GEORGETOWN GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2024	GA	Walk-Around (Level II)	RICHLAND GA	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
03/25/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTEZUMA GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/22/2024	GA	Full (Level I)	ELLAVILLE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PEMBROKE GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SWAINSBORO GA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOUISVILLE GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MULTI-LANE URBAN HIGHWAY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/28/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRYAN CO I/S EB	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WADLEY GA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/06/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	STATESBORO GA	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/12/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TWO LANE RURAL ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TWO LANE RURAL ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2023	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections28

Unsafe Driving 11 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY CO. OF AMERICA	105489902	$0	09/17/2010	09/17/2013	Cancelled
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	70378371	$0	09/17/2007	09/17/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	P-001-001148454-01	$1,000,000	06/01/2023	06/09/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	P-001-001148454-01	$1,000,000	06/01/2023	06/01/2023	Replaced
82	BIPD	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200145	$0	06/01/2021	06/01/2023	Replaced
82	BIPD	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200131	$0	06/01/2019	08/10/2021	Name Changed
82	BIPD	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HMB200131	$0	06/01/2019	06/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	MCP04493A	$1,000,000	06/01/2013	06/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	013510215	$4,000,000	06/01/2012	06/01/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	TRV5392300	$1,000,000	06/01/2009	06/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	20 MS ND3227	$0	06/01/2008	03/21/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	TRK2057347618	$1,000,000	06/01/2006	06/26/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	TRK2057347618	$1,000,000	06/01/2006	06/01/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHA 8750690-00	$0	06/01/2006	06/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHA 8750690-00	$0	06/01/2006	06/01/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	AI2-751-283908-01	$5,000,000	06/01/2004	06/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	KO1-751-283908-04	$0	06/01/2004	06/01/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	KO1-751-283908-04	$0	06/01/2004	06/26/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	KO1-751-283908-04	$0	06/01/2004	06/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	KO1-751-283908-04	$0	06/01/2004	06/26/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	KO1-751-283908-04	$0	06/01/2004	06/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	AI2-751-283908-01	$5,000,000	06/01/2004	06/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	AI2-751-283908-01	$750,000	06/01/2004	06/01/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	ST. PAUL SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	QZ06812012	$4,000,000	06/01/2003	06/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07486A	$1,000,000	06/01/2002	06/01/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP08768A	$0	06/01/2002	06/01/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07486A	$1,000,000	06/01/2002	06/01/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07488A	$0	06/01/2002	06/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP07486A	$2,000,000	06/01/2002	06/26/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	4013138	$4,000,000	06/01/2000	06/01/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	IM0100049	$0	06/01/1999	06/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	8890887	$14,000	06/01/1999	06/01/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0100651	$1,000,000	06/01/1999	06/01/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	AT2-151-002274-01	$750,000	06/01/1998	06/01/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	AT1-751-002274-01	$5,000,000	06/01/1993	07/02/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	KO1-751-002274-03	$0	06/01/1993	06/01/1999	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/25/1981	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/20/1980	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/29/1981	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	DENIED	10/12/1976	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/28/1978	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/26/1983	-	-
MC133920	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	09/21/2007	REVOKED	09/23/2013
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	09/10/1993	-	-
MC133920	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/01/1996	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/25/1981	-	-
MC133920	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/23/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/02/2010
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/22/1979	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/24/1980	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/24/1980	-	-
MC133920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/08/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2021
MC133920	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/08/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/07/2021
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/30/1977	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	WITHDRAWN	05/30/1978	-	-
MC133920	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2019
MC133920	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2019
MC133920	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/05/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/03/2004
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/24/1984	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/23/1979	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/31/1991	-	-
MC133920	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/30/1981	-	-

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94/100

Excellent

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

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

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/21/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 26.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 6 crash(es) across 125 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 6 crash(es) across 125 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 26.6667% vs national avg 20.72%.

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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