Carrier profile · USDOT 538279 · MC-268329 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

James Boone Trucking Inc

DBA SEMINOLE EXPRESS

47 power unitsavg 5.9 yrMulti-region · 14 statesSEMINOLE, AL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-268329 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

47Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 946-2072 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

47 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

6 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 35.48% on 31 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 8, 2026.

Safety

78 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 35.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 31 vehicle and 78 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 29.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 47-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 47
Inspections · 24 mo: 78
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’21 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’07–’18

Canal’18–’21

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2021

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2018 → Feb 2021	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2007 → Feb 2018	$1M	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2005	$1M	3
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2004 → Feb 2006	$1M	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Feb 2005	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2001 → Dec 2002	$1M	2
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Dec 2000 → Nov 2001	$1M	3
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Dec 2000	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1997 → Dec 1999	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1995 → Sep 1995	$1M	1
ST. PAUL MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1995 → Sep 1997	$1M	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1995 → Sep 1995	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1994 → Sep 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 47
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 53

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

69.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 14 inspections
Mississippi: 13 inspections
Alabama: 12 inspections
Florida: 10 inspections
South Carolina: 5 inspections
North Carolina: 5 inspections
Louisiana: 5 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections

Home base

SEMINOLE, AL

32585 US HWY 90

Most inspections: TN

14 inspections

TN 14 · MS 13 · AL 12

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3722476 USDOT 2522547 USDOT 4267979 USDOT 4235181 USDOT 3778658 USDOT 3395093 USDOT 3503995 USDOT 4187090

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian e young — 2 carriers: USDOT 2293653

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 32585 US HWY 90, SEMINOLE, AL, 36574
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (251) 946-2072
Fax: (251) 946-2554
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: seminolexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Brian E Young
USDOT / docket: 538279 · MC-268329
First registered: Sep 30, 1993
Last MCS-150: May 16, 2025 · 4,948,302 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 21, 2006
D-U-N-S: 623652203

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,948,302

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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35%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 31 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

48violation records

14OOS-tagged records

11 of 31inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1947%9 / 19

Unsafe driving

130%0 / 13

Hours of service

633%2 / 6

Lights

540%2 / 5

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

60%

15%

30%

54%Nov 24 to May 257 / 13

27%May 25 to Nov 253 / 11

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 4

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (8 of 48 records)

396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41B10-MC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.120 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A2-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC.

JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 538279) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 78 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 78 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 47 power units and 46 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 16, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 21, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 538279, and its motor carrier number is MC-268329.

Is JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC has a 35.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 161 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).