SHEPPARD BUS SERVICE
USDOT 9022MC-Docket MC095909BRIDGETON, NJ
Do not tender711 power units
SHEPPARD BUS SERVICE (USDOT 9022) in BRIDGETON, NJ — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $5,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 28 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 2014-02-18 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-07-30 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.07
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 0.27
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
1
Fatalities
28
Injuries
28
Crashes
193
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 711
- Total drivers
- 721
- Years in business
- 52
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 28 of 28 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 1.3%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 0.8%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 3 times last 2014-02-18
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-10
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2024-07-30 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
285
Inspections
7
OOS inspections
34
Violations
7
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-30 → 2026-05-22.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-03-23
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2026-01-23
NJ
1 injuredTow-away
2026-01-21
NJ
Tow-away
2025-12-15
NJ
1 injuredTow-away
2025-12-05
VA
Tow-away
2025-07-24
NJ
Tow-away
2025-07-23
NJ
6 injuredTow-away
2025-07-21
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2025-06-09
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2025-04-15
NJ
Tow-away
2025-01-31
NJ
1 injured
2025-01-30
NJ
Tow-away
2025-01-23
NJ
Tow-away
2025-01-23
NJ
Tow-away
2025-01-17
NJ
4 injuredTow-away
2025-01-15
NJ
1 injured
2024-12-05
NJ
Tow-away
2024-12-02
NJ
Tow-away
2024-11-14
NJ
1 fatalTow-away
2024-11-13
NJ
Tow-away
2024-10-03
NJ
1 injuredTow-away
2024-09-20
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2024-09-12
NJ
2 injuredTow-away
2024-09-10
NJ
1 injured
2024-09-05
NJ
1 injured
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
11 | 2 | 2026-05-06 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
10 | 1 | 2025-06-19 |
General safety regulations 390
|
5 | 2 | 2025-07-31 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 0 | 2026-04-30 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 2 | 2024-02-12 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaf spring shifted | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Buses - Required emergency exit missing | — |
| 2025-04-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-03-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative/missing/damaged on drivers side during inclement weather requiring use of the windshield wipers | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-09-09 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Driver prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse | OOS |
| 2024-08-07 | Controlled Substances/​Alcohol | Driver on duty and in possession of a narcotic drug / amphetamine | OOS |
| 2024-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 22 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-05-06 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207C-SSLMS | OOS | — |
2026-04-30 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LBL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 40A-B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-08-06 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207C-SLSS | — | — |
2025-07-31 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TE-LCMVINFO | — | — |
2025-06-19 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-STLT | — | — |
2025-06-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 62-BEM | — | — |
2025-04-28 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-03-14 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C-WR | — | — |
2025-02-28 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2024-12-03 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2024-10-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78-WOOS | — | — |
2024-10-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2024-09-09 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 3(e) | OOS | — |
2024-08-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
2024-08-07 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21T(b) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 4(a) | OOS | — |
2024-07-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-02-12 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-01-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-07-20 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 7(a) | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a) | OOS | — |
2023-06-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
2023-06-02 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
2023-05-30 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 3(e) | OOS | — |
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