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Carrier profile · USDOT 382736 · MC-247553 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SHEPPARD GRAIN INC

DBA SHEPPARD TRUCKING

22 power unitsPHELPS, NY

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-247553 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(315) 548-9271 Email dispatchSSHEPPARD@SHEPPARDGRAIN.COM

Carrier verification summary for SHEPPARD GRAIN INC

SHEPPARD GRAIN INC (USDOT 382736) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

SHEPPARD GRAIN INC (USDOT 382736) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

SHEPPARD GRAIN INC (USDOT 382736) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FARM FAMILY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 15, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

SHEPPARD GRAIN INC (USDOT 382736) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

SHEPPARD GRAIN INC (USDOT 382736) reports 22 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 29, 2016.

SHEPPARD GRAIN INC (USDOT 382736) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 36 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 22 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

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: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Commerce Industry’93–’96

Farm Family’01–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FARM FAMILY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2016

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FARM FAMILY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Jul 2016	$750K	2
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
SECURITY INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Apr 1999 → Jun 1999	$750K	2
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Apr 1996 → Apr 1999	$750K	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Apr 1993 → Apr 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

PHELPS, NY

1615 MARYLAND RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sheppardgrain.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2925154

Shares a company officer with other carriers

steven sheppard — 2 carriers: USDOT 1299967

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1615 MARYLAND RD, PHELPS, NY, 14532-9507
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (315) 548-9271
Cell: (315) 521-4851
Fax: (315) 548-7669
Email: ssheppard@sheppardgrain.com
Web domain: sheppardgrain.com

Registration

Officers: Steven Sheppard · Doug Christensen
USDOT / docket: 382736 · MC-247553
First registered: Feb 21, 1990
Last MCS-150: Dec 29, 2016 · 2,314,490 mi (2014)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 783570567

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,314,490

Annual mileage

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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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