HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC
USDOT 3001601MC-Docket MC024388SANDERSVILLE, GA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized175 power units
HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3001601) in SANDERSVILLE, GA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.28.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- 5 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2023-10-30 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.47
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.14
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.05
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2.78
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
5
Injuries
6
Crashes
121
Inspections
11
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 175
- Total drivers
- 175
- Years in business
- 9
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 3 of 6 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.28
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 23.1%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 1 (not recurring)
- Physical address
- 5 other carrier(s) at this address
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-11
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2023-10-30 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
177
Inspections
14
OOS inspections
128
Violations
17
OOS violations
7
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-26 → 2026-06-08.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-14
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-07-31
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2025-06-13
GA
2 injuredTow-away
2025-06-06
GA
Tow-away
2025-03-07
GA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-11-18
GA
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Unsafe driving 392
|
53 | 1 | 2026-05-21 |
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
52 | 17 | 2026-06-03 |
Hours of service 395
|
14 | 0 | 2026-06-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
7 | 5 | 2025-10-01 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2026-01-02 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2026-05-05 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to provide/affix placards when required. | — |
| 2026-04-27 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-04-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-23 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-02-10 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driv | OOS |
| 2026-01-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2026-01-01 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-30 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2025-09-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-09-15 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-09-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Leaking hub | OOS |
| 2025-09-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-08-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative Brake Lamps | OOS |
| 2025-08-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-06-18 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Fatigue - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while impaired through fatigue. | OOS |
| 2025-06-06 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-05-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-04-21 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l | — |
| 2025-03-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | OOS |
| 2025-01-20 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-01-06 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-01-06 | Unsafe Driving | Driver- Inattentive or Distracted Driving | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-01-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-06-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
2026-06-03 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
2026-05-21 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-05-13 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
2026-05-05 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 506A-HMPMC | — | — |
2026-04-27 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-04-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-02-23 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2026-02-11 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWG2 | — | — |
2026-02-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPRNP | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2026-01-02 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41B10-MC | OOS | — |
2026-01-01 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLLR | — | — |
2025-12-31 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2025-12-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-12-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2025-11-30 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS3 | — | — |
2025-11-14 4 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1-B | — | — |
2025-11-14 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C-CBP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-10-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
2025-10-01 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2025-09-30 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
2025-09-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2025-09-22 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-09-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-09-16 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA3 | — | — |
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