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Crash Record SC0021240087

FMCSA crash record in COLUMBIA on May 17, 2021.

Injury Federal Recordable

What happened

On May 17, 2021, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in COLUMBIA, South Carolina. The vehicle was operated by HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC (USDOT 3002183). Recorded conditions: 8 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC, FMCSA reference SC0021240087.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 16 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 416 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
3
Carrier
HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
16
2 fatal · 11 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.8
9 crashes · 155 units
Days since prior carrier crash
24
Last on Apr 23, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 27,000 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within COLUMBIA, South Carolina, 416 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
8
Weather
1
Road surface
1

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
SC0021240087
Date:
May 17, 2021
Time:
0520
State:
South Carolina
City:
COLUMBIA
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
3
Carrier (USDOT):
HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC (3002183)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 7 4 1XKYDP9XXKJ279040 C3278B (GA) HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC 3 Yes

Crash event

Event sequence description.

3:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL;1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5124104 Mar 18, 2026 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5074539 Dec 2, 2025 GA Injury 0 1
cr_5023226 Aug 7, 2025 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4994562 Jul 28, 2025 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5008435 Jul 18, 2025 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5008781 Jul 16, 2025 SC Injury 0 1
cr_5008235 Jun 9, 2025 SC Injury 0 1
cr_4933933 Mar 19, 2025 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4886364 Jan 24, 2025 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4785957 Jul 8, 2024 FL Injury 0 1

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Vehicle
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Recall
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Recall
22V277000
STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
Recall
21V00N000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Carrier
HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC
USDOT 3002183 · 67 crashes · 621 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 1XKYDP9XXKJ279040
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State
Crashes in South Carolina
Statewide crash records.
Agency
HOWARD SHEPPARD BULK LLC
Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.
City
Crashes in COLUMBIA, SC
All crashes on file for this city.
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