Carrier profile · USDOT 9022 · MC-95909 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SHEPPARD BUS SERVICE

0 power unitsavg 7.6 yrRegional · 4 statesBRIDGETON, NJ88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-95909 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 126 vehicle and 177 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.6% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

202 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 24

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.

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Hours-of-Service
0violations
official FMCSA
Driver Fitness
0violations
official FMCSA
58%
Controlled Substances
Vektor peer est.
2%
Vehicle Maintenance
official FMCSA

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
  • 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
  • 390.3 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
  • 393.40 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
  • 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 285 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 187 total · 28 in 24 mo

187
Total crashes
28
In last 24 mo
2
Fatal
104
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20264024
2025140712
2024211918
2023130612
20221701016
20214024
20206046
2019160916
20181201111
20179048
20167037
20157047
20146045
20137047
20127027
20112012
20107055
20094043
20084014
20072022
20054134
20044024
20031001
20022021
20011001
19992012
19971011
19961010
19952002
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 5, 2026NJ00Yes
Mar 23, 2026NJ02Yes
Jan 23, 2026NJ01Yes
Jan 21, 2026NJ00Yes
Dec 15, 2025NJ01Yes
Dec 5, 2025VA00Yes
Dec 1, 2025NJ00Yes
Jul 24, 2025NJ00Yes
Jul 23, 2025NJ06Yes
Jul 21, 2025NJ02Yes
Jun 9, 2025NJ02Yes
Apr 15, 2025NJ00Yes
Jan 31, 2025NJ01No
Jan 30, 2025NJ00Yes
Jan 23, 2025NJ00Yes
Jan 23, 2025NJ00Yes
Jan 17, 2025NJ04Yes
Jan 15, 2025NJ01No
Dec 5, 2024NJ00Yes
Dec 2, 2024NJ00Yes
Nov 14, 2024NJ10Yes
Nov 13, 2024NJ00Yes
Oct 3, 2024NJ01Yes
Sep 20, 2024NJ02Yes
Sep 12, 2024NJ02Yes