LAMAR SHEPARD TRUCKING CO INC

DBA: LAMAR SHEPARD AND SONS MULCH

DOT# 187029 MC# 1597590 Tunnel Hill, GA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(706) 673-9567 beronshepard@yahoo.com 701 N Varnell Rd, Tunnel Hill GA 30755
13 power units · all owned 13 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
13
Drivers · CDL
13 · 12
Annual miles
148k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 0 0 6
Tractors 7 0 0 7
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Organization
INDIVIDUAL
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-10-2023) · 3 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
09-30-2024 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
BERON SHEPARD

Cargo

59.0
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: MULCH. DIRT Grain/Feed/Hay Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

15 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.29×–1.63×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (13 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.4 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
About typical. Out-of-service orders, violations and unsafe-driving or hours-of-service violations are all close to the rate expected for its inspections.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Driver qualification
    1 out-of-service violation against drivers: 1 no valid CDL (Oct 2024).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 2 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 1 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
60% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
1 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
10
2 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Georgia (about 14 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 0.85 1.23
Violations 0.38 0.97
Critical violations 0.23 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

10 violations · 24 months
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Cargo securement 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Georgia (HQ) 6
  • Alabama 4
  • Tennessee 3
  • North Carolina 2