Updated Oct 21, 2026

Howard Sheppard Container Services LLC

As of Oct 21, 2026, Howard Sheppard Container Services LLC in Sandersville, Georgia reports 175 power units and 175 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

755 Waco Dr, Sandersville, Georgia 31082 (478) 552-5127

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Howard Sheppard Container Services LLC (USDOT 3001601, MC-24388) is an active motor carrier based in Sandersville, Georgia that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 175 power units and 175 drivers (175 with CDLs). It reported 14,804,453 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, dry bulk commodities, general freight, intermodal containers, building materials, construction, machinery, large objects, metal: sheets, coils, rolls, logs, poles, beams, lumber, agricultural / farm supplies, grain, feed, hay, refrigerated food, fresh produce, beverages, paper products, utilities, household goods, meat, other cargo (other: Other). FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on November 3, 2023. Registration (MCS-150) last updated May 11, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rated within the last 5 years How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Liquids / gases, Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Intermodal containers, Building materials, Construction, Machinery, large objects, Metal: sheets, coils, rolls, Logs, poles, beams, lumber, Agricultural / farm supplies, Grain, feed, hay, Refrigerated food, Fresh produce, Beverages, Paper products, Utilities, Household goods, Meat, Other cargo Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	100–499 drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	May 11, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
USDOT number	3001601 source
MC docket	MC-24388 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Other cargo (as described)	Other source
Power units	175 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	175 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	600 source
Drivers	175 source
CDL drivers	175 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	14,804,453 miles source
Mileage year	2025 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	Nov 3, 2023 source
USDOT registered since	Apr 27, 2017 source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

May 11, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Nov 3, 2023: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Apr 27, 2017: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: May 11, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: Nov 3, 2023; Registered with FMCSA: Apr 27, 2017 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Georgia

195 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Georgia; 28 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Georgia

FMCSA safety rating (all 195 here): Conditional 7 (4%) · Not rated 108 (55%) · Satisfactory 80 (41%)

Rating age (all 195 here): Rating over 10 years old 60 (31%) · Not rated 108 (55%) · Rated within the last 5 years 16 (8%) · Rating 5–10 years old 11 (6%)

Fleet size (all 195 in this group): 10–24 power units (85) · 25–99 power units (72) · 100–499 power units (31) · 500+ power units (7)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 195 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (126) · Other cargo (89) · Liquids / gases (82) · Machinery, large objects (77) · Building materials (73) · Construction (73) · 24 other values (685) · None on record (1)

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Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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