SHEPARD MOTOR LINES INC

Doing business as 139370787

Greensboro, NC · Interstate · 20 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jul 10, 1985 (41 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC177978: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
16.0%
4 of 25 vehicle inspections · North Carolina avg 21.9%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC177978 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC177978PrimaryAuto-Owners Insurance Company
Policy 49-091733-00 · BMC-91X
$750,000Jun 14, 2018Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

65inspections
16.0%vehicle out-of-service
4 of 25 · North Carolina avg 21.9%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 65 · North Carolina avg 5.9%
6violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 21, 2026NC20No
Sep 3, 2026NC20No
Aug 20, 2026NC30No
Aug 14, 2026NC30No
Jul 17, 2026NC30No
May 12, 2026NC20No
May 8, 2026NC30No
May 5, 2026NC30No
Apr 29, 2026NC30No
Apr 20, 2026NC20No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The North Carolina average covers 60,599 vehicle and 118,016 driver inspections of all North Carolina-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

6 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 4 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareNorth Carolina share
Vehicle Maintenance64100.0%63.4%
5 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Flat tire or fabric exposed
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A
22
Brake connections with leaks or constrictions
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345D
11
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
11
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375C
10
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39360C
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the North Carolina column is the mix across all North Carolina-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number261791
MC / docketMC177978
Legal nameSHEPARD MOTOR LINES INC
DBA name139370787
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units20
Drivers20
Annual mileage1,315,107 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Mar 30, 1990)
USDOT number addedJul 10, 1985 · 41 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 6, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightPaper Products

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about SHEPARD MOTOR LINES INC

What does SHEPARD MOTOR LINES INC's operating authority allow?

MC177978: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about SHEPARD MOTOR LINES INC is old or missing?

Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.

What should I verify before booking SHEPARD MOTOR LINES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 261791. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (336) 668-4800, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC177978, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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