Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2928530 · MC-988625
CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC
1 power unitsBRAXTON, MS
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-988625 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 10 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority99 yr active
since 2016Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
9 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC safe to work with?
Is CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC safe to load? CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2928530, MC-988625) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in BRAXTON, MS, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 9 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CMCENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Hallmark Specialty · 16–16
20162016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BRAXTON, MS
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@cs.com — 1039 carriers: USDOT 5511USDOT 6123USDOT 20915USDOT 22975USDOT 70474USDOT 106999USDOT 118817USDOT 128534
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 194 OLD PINOLA BRAXTON RD, BRAXTON, MS, 39044
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (601) 201-6187
- Cell
- (601) 382-7243
- jshep71@cs.com
- Web domain
- cs.com
Registration
- Officers
- Patrick J Sheppard · Carrie Sheppard
- USDOT / docket
- 2928530 · MC-988625
- First registered
- 09/14/2016
- Last MCS-150
- 09/14/2016
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
Federal activity
Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?
CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 2928530, and its motor carrier number is MC-988625.
Is CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?
CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC based?
CENTRAL MS LOGISTICS LLC is based in BRAXTON, MS.