SHELLBACK TRANSPORTATION INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Broker payment signals
Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.
- No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
- Broker authority is inactive, not active.
These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi41 drivers
- Company officer
- GEARY BUCHANAN
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2006-02-10
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2021-05-19
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 42 trucks · 42 leased/term tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses, phone numbers or officers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
24 events- 01/01/2023Insurance filed — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SCR 0000516-00
- 01/01/2023Insurance replaced — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CRA5500021-00
- 05/19/2021MCS-150 update filed
4.0M mi reported (2018)
- 09/18/2016Insurance cancelled — GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 909837
- 10/01/2015Insurance cancelled — NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP9881561 02
- 09/04/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/28/2015)
- 10/01/2014Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0063351
- 09/19/2014CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/30/2014)
- 09/19/2014Insurance cancelled — SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy OPS0063351
- 05/23/2014PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (09/26/2016)
- 02/19/2014Insurance replaced — TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP-CX60497
- 06/10/2013Insurance name changed — PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
TRUST FUND · policy NONE
- 06/10/2013Insurance name changed — TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP-CX60497
- 05/30/2013Insurance replaced — TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP-CX60497
- 05/07/2013CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/03/2013)
- 10/01/2012Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TPN-000286-B
- 09/04/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/02/2012)
- 12/23/2011PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
REVOKED (06/10/2013)
- 10/04/2011Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy TPN-000286-A
- 09/07/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/28/2011)
- 09/04/2011Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT750881-3604-051
- 08/08/2011CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/26/2011)
- 04/24/2006MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 02/10/2006Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2021-05-19
- Reported mileage
- 3,953,761 mi (2018)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — SHELLBACK TRANSPORTATION INC, FORT WAYNE, IN
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