Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- May 09, 1984 42 yrs
- BIPD required / on file
- $750,000 / $750,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 52956
JOHN L SHADD TRUCKING LLC
Lake Butler, FL · MC 161553
Based in Lake Butler, Florida, JOHN L SHADD TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 52956, MC 161553) reports 21 power units and 19 drivers hauling general freight, and metal sheets, coils and rolls. Inspectors identified 18 different power units by VIN over two years, close to the 21 it reports. It had 30 roadside inspections in the past two years, most in Florida.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active · since May 1984
Insurance1 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryJun 04, 2002
Power units21as reported
Drivers19as reported
Inspections30latest Sep 02, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 52956 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | JOHN L SHADD TRUCKING LLC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 161553 |
| Reported physical address | 9678 SW SR 121, LAKE BUTLER, FL, 32054, US |
| Reported business phone | (386) 496-2631 |
| Reported power units | 21 |
| Reported drivers | 19 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jun 03, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Carita Wall |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 506, LAKE BUTLER, FL, 32054 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Jun 03, 2002 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Jun 04, 2002 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
JOHN L SHADD TRUCKING LLC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
30 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 1 state. Inspected in 16 of 25 months; busiest Jul 2026 with 4.
| Inspections | 30 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 3.3% (1 of 30) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 25.0% (1 of 4) |
| Violations | 2 across 2 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39111B4CLHAMedical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate139375A3TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
JOHN L SHADD TRUCKING LLC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 9 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Metal sheets, coils and rolls
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
- Building materials
- Machinery and large objects
- Grain, feed and hay
- Paper products
- Construction
- Other: PIPE
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jun 03, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC161553 | Northland Insurance Company | $750,000 | Jun 01, 2020 | BMC-91X | WF001191 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- AllAmerican Agents of ProcessSioux Falls, SD · MC161553
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against JOHN L SHADD TRUCKING LLC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- GrantedMC161553 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 52956. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsMachinery and large objectsMetal sheets, coils and rollsLogs, poles, beams and lumber
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