JAMES SHETLER

DBA: SHETLER TRUCKING

DOT# 2457797 Hardinsburg, IN Authorized For-Hire
(812) 620-1281 jimshetler@gmail.com 11399 W Babcock Rd, Hardinsburg IN 47125
2 tractors · all owned 3 drivers 75k mi/yr · ~38k per unit
Intrastate Only
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
13 yrs history · 2 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2
Drivers · CDL
3 · 0
Annual miles
75k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 2 0 0 2
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
12-02-2013 (13 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-04-2023
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JAMES SHETLER

Cargo

60.8
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Building Materials Other: DIRT ROCK SAND GRAVEL Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Stale MCS-150 Filing

This motor carrier has not updated its MCS-150 in over 3 years. Reported mileage and fleet size may be outdated.

Intrastate operation

Runs within Indiana only. Intrastate fleets in Indiana are inspected about 1 a year for every 15 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Not enough record to grade yet.

2 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 2–5 trucks.

80% likely range 0.05×–2.53×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.0 vs 0.0 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.0
Similar fleets
0.0

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-5 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 (2 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have under 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.88× and violations 1.29× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +10%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jul 2026).
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Data flags
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2
0% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
50.0%
1 of 2
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
4
2 out-of-service

Intrastate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Indiana are rarely inspected: under 1 inspection would be typical in 24 months for a fleet this size; 82% of them had none.

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 12,623 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.020
Inspections 0.75 0.64
Violations 1.00 0.87
Critical violations 0.50 0.12

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

4 violations · 24 months
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 1
  • 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

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

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
  • Indiana (HQ) 2