HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC
175 power units
175 drivers
14.8M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 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
9 yrs history · 142 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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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
- 175 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 175 · 175
- Annual miles
- 14.8M ~85k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 175 | 0 | 175 |
| Trailers | 0 | 600 | 0 | 600 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Nov 3, 2023)3 yrs old
- Registered
- Apr 27, 2017 (9 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- May 11, 2026
- Officers
- MITCH SHEPPARD · ERIC HOLMES
- Phone
- (478) 552-5127
- jamie@howardsheppard.com
- Address
- 755 Waco Dr, Sandersville GA 31082
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: OTHERGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionChemicals
“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, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
7
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
142
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
26.7%
12 of 45 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.4%
2 of 142 driver inspections
Violations
74
14 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
74 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert40 · 12 out-of-serviceLights 17 · Brakes 11 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 3 more
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Unsafe driving No alert25 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 11 · Speeding 11 · Seat belt 2 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert7 · 1 out-of-serviceOver hours limit 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun102026Jun 10, 2026 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Nov142025Nov 14, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul312025Jul 31, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun132025Jun 13, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun62025Jun 6, 2025 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar72025Mar 7, 2025 · GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov182024Nov 18, 2024 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
4 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · Hudson Insurance Companyon record since Mar 25, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2017
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Aug 14, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received Jul 15, 2026 for an effective date of Mar 25, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority events and every filing
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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
- Georgia (HQ) 86
- South Carolina 23
- Alabama 16
- Tennessee 6
- Florida 4
- Mississippi 3
- North Carolina 3
- Federal inspectors 1
61% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 21 | 4.81 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 23 | 1.30 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 6 | 0.16 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.03 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
142 driver inspections · 45 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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