Carrier profile · USDOT 230991 · MC-176957 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Watkins and Shepard Trucking Inc

DBA WATKINS SHEPARD

18 power unitsMISSOULA, MT80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-176957 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(800) 558-6767 Email dispatchcarpentert@schneider.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 18 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 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

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’18 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National’93–’97

Great West’97–’00

American Trucking’02–’16

General America’16–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $0 · GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · since Mar 2018

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Oct 2016 → Mar 2018	$1M	2
AMERICAN TRUCKING AND TRANSP. INS. CO., RRG	Sep 2002 → Oct 2016	$1M	3
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2000 → Sep 2000	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1997 → Oct 2000	$1M	1
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Sep 1993 → Sep 1997	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
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

MISSOULA, MT

N 6400 HIGHWAY 10 WEST

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

@schneider.com — 18 carriers: USDOT 46596 USDOT 46597 USDOT 107911 USDOT 164311 USDOT 264184 USDOT 630880 USDOT 930484 USDOT 1179112

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: N 6400 HIGHWAY 10 WEST, MISSOULA, MT, 59808-9379
Mailing address: PO BOX 2545, GREEN BAY, WI, 54306-2545
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 558-6767
Email: carpentert@schneider.com
Web domain: schneider.com

Registration

Officers: Jonathan G Johnson · Robert Bulick
USDOT / docket: 230991 · MC-176957
First registered: May 4, 1983
Last MCS-150: Nov 3, 2020 · 960,431 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 18, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

960,431

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC.

WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC (USDOT 230991) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA effective Mar 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 19 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 3, 2020.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 18, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 230991, and its motor carrier number is MC-176957.

Is WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC's fleet?

WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC operates 18 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC based?

WATKINS AND SHEPARD TRUCKING INC is based in MISSOULA, MT.

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