Carrier profile · USDOT 2096345 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Shepherd Brothers Woodlands LLC

14 power unitsavg 8.8 yrLocal · 1 statesIRWINTON, GA68/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(478) 945-6441 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average85.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo85.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 85.71% on 7 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 85.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

80.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 41.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance45 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

53.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Georgia: 14 inspections

Home base

IRWINTON, GA

6860 HWY 96

Most inspections: GA

14 inspections

GA 14

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david shepherd — 10 carriers: USDOT 30427 USDOT 1384948 USDOT 1579167 USDOT 1656767 USDOT 1845704 USDOT 2037346 USDOT 3744790 USDOT 3836579

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 6860 HWY 96, IRWINTON, GA, 31042
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (478) 945-6441
Fax: (478) 945-2340
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: David Shepherd
USDOT / docket: 2096345
First registered: Nov 17, 2010
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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86%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 7 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

64violation records

7OOS-tagged records

6 of 7inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

3412%4 / 34

Other vehicle maintenance

1414%2 / 14

Unsafe driving

140%0 / 14

Driver fitness

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 252 / 2

67%May 25 to Nov 252 / 3

100%Nov 25 to May 262 / 2

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (18 of 64 records)

393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps8
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection6
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4

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393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps3
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-LPLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.25E-L Lighting device requirements1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LFTSO Inoperative required lamps1

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC.

SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC (USDOT 2096345) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 85.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC's USDOT number?

SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC's USDOT number is 2096345.

Is SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC's safety record?

SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC has a 85.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC's fleet?

SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC operates 14 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC based?

SHEPHERD BROTHERS WOODLANDS LLC is based in IRWINTON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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