SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC
USDOT 3827862MC-Docket MC1387480ODESSA, TX
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SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3827862) in ODESSA, TX — 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 is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (WORTH INSURANCE CO) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-16) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- 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.
- 7 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 4.03.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-07-16 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-08-20 (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.
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 0.51
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.02
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.07
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 13.44
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
4
Injuries
10
Crashes
125
Inspections
46
OOS inspections
57
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 82
- Total drivers
- 74
- Years in business
- 4
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 7 of 10 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 4.03
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.5%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 41.9%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
- 2 times last 2025-07-16
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-02
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-08-20 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
167
Inspections
71
OOS inspections
819
Violations
96
OOS violations
1
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-06 → 2026-05-11.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-09
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2026-01-18
TX
Tow-away
2026-01-08
TX
Tow-away
2025-12-01
TX
Tow-away
2025-07-28
TX
1 injured
2025-03-21
TX
Tow-away
2025-01-13
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2024-11-30
TX
Tow-away
2024-11-22
TX
1 injured
2024-07-10
TX
Tow-away
2024-05-13
TX
1 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
569 | 63 | 2026-04-30 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
76 | 1 | 2026-03-12 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
55 | 16 | 2026-03-27 |
General safety regulations 390
|
8 | 0 | 2026-03-12 |
Hours of service 395
|
3 | 2 | 2026-04-30 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-12-22 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Fifth wheel | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2026-04-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2026-04-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab front bumper missing/unsecured/protrude | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake tubing and hose adequacy | OOS |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Non-compliance with headlamp requirements | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-01-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab front bumper missing/unsecured/protrude | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab door missing/broken | — |
| 2026-01-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
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.
2026-04-30 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
2026-04-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
2026-04-25 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1 | — | — |
2026-04-20 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2026-04-01 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E | — | — |
2026-03-31 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45 | OOS | — |
2026-03-27 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2026-03-20 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2026-03-12 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
2026-03-10 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2026-02-26 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
2026-01-28 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2026-01-16 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2026-01-15 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2026-01-15 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2026-01-14 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11S | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
2026-01-14 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2 | — | — |
2026-01-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
2026-01-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2026-01-13 3 violsPost-accident
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C2 | — | — |
2026-01-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
2026-01-02 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-01-01 11 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
2025-12-22 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-12-15 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
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