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USDOT 2911927 · SHELTON TRUCKING LLC
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SHELTON TRUCKING LLC

DBA SHELTON TRUCKING

USDOT 2911927 MC 981185 Birmingham, AL Authorized For-Hire
330 power units 293 drivers 22.7M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 55.1 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
10 yrs history · 438 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
330 all owned
Drivers · CDL
293 · 293
Annual miles
22.7M ~69k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors33000330
Trailers50600506

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Jul 25, 2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Aug 19, 2026
DUNS
165462842
Officers
DARIAN RICE · HAROLD SMITH
Phone
(800) 877-3201
Email
drice@sheltontrucking.com
Address
1810 Avenue C, Birmingham AL 35218

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionCoal/CokeGarbage/Refuse

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
23
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 13 injury · 22 people hurt in all
Inspections
438
62% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.3%
47 of 179 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
2 of 438 driver inspections
Violations
315
68 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 32 inspections, 4 out of service 32 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 63 inspections, 3 out of service 63 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 58 inspections, 8 out of service 58 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 59 inspections, 9 out of service 59 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 50 inspections, 5 out of service 50 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 45 inspections, 4 out of service 45 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 65 inspections, 6 out of service 65 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 66 inspections, 8 out of service 66 Q3 '26
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Violations

315 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    219 · 66 out-of-service
    Lights 72 · Brakes 63 · Tires 24 · Cargo securement 22 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 31 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    61 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 35 · Speeding 11 · Seat belt 9 · Phone use 1 · Other 5
  • Hours of service No alert
    33 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 19 · Over hours limit 11 · No log 2 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    17
    2026
    Jul 17, 2026 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jun
    5
    2026
    Jun 5, 2026 · Virginia
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    1
    2026
    Jun 1, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    12
    2026
    May 12, 2026 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    10
    2026
    May 10, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • May
    6
    2026
    May 6, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    30
    2026
    Apr 30, 2026 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    8
    2026
    Apr 8, 2026 · Tennessee
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

15 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · P & S RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. (risk retention group)
on record since Feb 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2016
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY since Jan 1, 2026
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Florida 147
  • Alabama (HQ) 84
  • Georgia 67
  • South Carolina 28
  • North Carolina 19
  • Tennessee 17
  • Louisiana 16
  • Texas 14

19% of inspections were in its home state.

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