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  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — uninsured for 305 days (since Oct 28, 2025). A carrier without active primary liability coverage cannot legally operate.

SHELTON TRANSPORTATION LLC

ASHEVILLE, NC

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Uninsured since · Oct 28, 2025
Common (Property) reinstated · Oct 10, 2025
Blockers
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file Uninsured 305 days (since Oct 28, 2025).
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 32 days Inactive Sep 8, 2025 → reinstated Oct 10, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 66.7% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — SHELTON TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3962173)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance on file — Uninsured 305 days (since Oct 28, 2025).

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 32 days — Inactive Sep 8, 2025 → reinstated Oct 10, 2025
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 66.7% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3962173/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3962173 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RYAN NIGEL SHELTON General Freight Based in ASHEVILLE, NC

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · F

Hard regulatory signal on file (OOS / revoked / Not Authorized / uninsured / Unsatisfactory). Composite mean of 4/5 scored components is 54/100 — letter capped at F. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating, booking verdict, or legal advice.

F confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
Uninsured · 0/100

No active BIPD/Primary on file since Oct 28, 2025.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 66.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=276338 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Do not book.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Physical street 1 PAGE AVENUE UNIT #280 SUITE 1015 → 1 PAGE AVE UNIT #250 SUITE 1015 · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

Uninsured since Oct 28, 2025

BOC-3 agent

#1 A BOC-3 FILING INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3962173
In FMCSA records since Sep 30, 2022 (~3y)
Company officer RYAN NIGEL SHELTON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 75,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (980) 291-4710
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1 PAGE AVE UNIT #250 SUITE 1015
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
Mailing
1 PAG AVE UNIT #280 SUITE 1015
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3962173
In FMCSA records since Sep 30, 2022 (~3y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 75,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 66.7% vs 6.7% +60.0 pts
Violations per Inspection 7.00 vs 1.80 +5.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 2 1 0
OOS percentage 66.67% 33.33% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
66.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

SHELTON TRANSPORTATION LLC had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 66.7%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 18.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (2) and UT (1).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (7.1% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 2 power units (small fleet) and 2 drivers; Freightliner and Wabash National are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 66.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 276,338 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
66.7%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,338 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +66.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
33.3%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,338 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Sep 8, 2025 to Oct 10, 2025 (32 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 address change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 1 PAGE AVENUE UNIT #280 SUITE 1015 1 PAGE AVE UNIT #250 SUITE 1015
      Seen 9 times · first Aug 16, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-12 2025-07

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
14 violations
1 OOS · 7.1%
Unsafe Driving
4 violations
Hours of Service
3 violations
2 OOS · 66.7%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 2 1 50.0% Jul 9, 2025
Utah (UT) 1 1 100.0% Dec 31, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 3
Wabash National 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 2 — 6.33 6 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 3 — 18.00 18 — Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
85214312 Jul 9, 2025 CA 2 RAINBOW IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP93758 · 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788
3 393.9A-LCL, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 392.2-SLLSOA No
84829551 May 28, 2025 CA 1 COTTONWOOD IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA NONE · 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788
12 393.75A1-TFBMF, 395.8K2-HOSRC, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Yes
83521761 Dec 31, 2024 UT 2 THOMPSON SPRINGS UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP93758 · 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788
6 395.8A1-HOSP, 393.55E-B, 393.9A-LRLI Yes
79519317 Aug 23, 2023 IA 3 ia-01---i80-wb-mm-151-mitchellvil
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA YP93758 · 3AKJHHDR3KSKF9788
3 392.4(a), 392.2, 390.21T(b) Yes
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1478000
INACTIVE
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC1478000 common INACTIVE —
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Oct 10, 2025 MC1478000-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Jul 21, 2023 MC1478000-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (5 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY CW3EVR-993672-01 BIPD/Primary — Jul 11, 2025 Oct 28, 2025 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4149547-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 14, 2024 Jul 15, 2025 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4149547-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 14, 2024 Jul 14, 2024 REPLACED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4149547-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 14, 2024 Aug 30, 2025 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW3705146-00 BIPD/Primary — Jul 14, 2023 Jul 14, 2024 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 12, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Nov 12, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  3. Oct 28, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Sep 8, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Sep 8, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  6. Sep 8, 2025
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 32 days (through Oct 10, 2025)
  7. Aug 30, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jul 15, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jul 17, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jul 14, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jul 14, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
COTTONWOOD IF CA 1 1
RAINBOW IF CA 1 0
THOMPSON SPRINGS UT UT 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.4(a) Driver uses or is in possession of drugs Controlled Substances/Alcohol 1 1
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