Carrier profile · USDOT 58641 · MC-495225 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

W M Sheppard Lumber Company Inc

14 power unitsavg 11.3 yrRegional · 4 statesBROOKLET, GA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-495225 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 842-2197 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average83.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo83.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 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

11.3 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — 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

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 83.33% on 6 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 28, 2026.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 83.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 24 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 10.8 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '26 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle 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

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Pennsylvania Lumbermens’20–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PENNSYLVANIA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INS. COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2011	$750K	2
ALEA NORTH AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

56.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

South Carolina: 9 inspections
Georgia: 7 inspections
Florida: 5 inspections
North Carolina: 3 inspections

Home base

BROOKLET, GA

15175 US HWY 80 EAST

Most inspections: SC

9 inspections

SC 9 · GA 7 · FL 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1742072Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bulloch.net — 44 carriers: USDOT 802261 USDOT 835049 USDOT 941232 USDOT 959309 USDOT 980233 USDOT 984452 USDOT 1012283 USDOT 1044505

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william j sheppard — 2 carriers: USDOT 1296119

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 15175 US HWY 80 EAST, BROOKLET, GA, 30415
Mailing address: PO BOX 38, BROOKLET, GA, 30415-0038
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (912) 842-2197
Fax: (912) 842-2167
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bulloch.net

Registration

Officers: William J Sheppard · Nicholas Shealy
USDOT / docket: 58641 · MC-495225
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 19, 2026 · 600,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 6, 2000
D-U-N-S: 3295722

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

600,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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83%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

39violation records

9OOS-tagged records

5 of 6inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

1560%9 / 15

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Lights

30%0 / 3

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

100%May 26 to Nov 264 / 4

Top 3 codes (11 of 39 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3

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392.2-SLLCP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.118D-CDL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLTFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHWS Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-SGNCNB Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC.

W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC (USDOT 58641) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 6, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 83.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 19, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 6, 2000 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 58641, and its motor carrier number is MC-495225.

Is W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC's safety record?

W M SHEPPARD LUMBER COMPANY INC has a 83.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).