JAMES BOONE TRUCKING INC

DBA: SEMINOLE EXPRESS

DOT# 538279 MC# 268329 DUNS# 623652203 Seminole, AL Authorized For-Hire
(251) 946-2072 awalker@seminolexpress.com 32585 Us Hwy 90, Seminole AL 36574
47 tractors · all owned 46 drivers 4.9M mi/yr · ~105k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 72.7 / 100
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 81 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
47
Drivers · CDL
46 · 46
Annual miles
4.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 47 0 0 47
Trailers 145 0 0 145

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-21-2006) · 20 yr old
Registered
09-30-1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-16-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRIAN E YOUNG

Cargo

60.3
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.4 vs 1.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.4
Similar fleets
1.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.7 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 15% below typical. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.56× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.69× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -8%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – Dec 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 9 of 39 violations (23%). Brake or light defects led to 5 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    36.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (11 of 30), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.99× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.5% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
81
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.7%
11 of 30
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.5%
2 of 81
National avg 6.7%
Violations
39
14 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Alabama (about 60 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 13 inspections, 2 out of service 13 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 10 inspections, 2 out of service 10 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 22 inspections, 6 out of service 22 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 1 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.021 0.029
Inspections 1.43 1.11
Violations 0.41 0.77
Critical violations 0.10 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

39 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    26 · 11 OOS
    Brakes 9 · Lights 7 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 2 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 4 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 2 OOS
    Over hours limit 2 · False log 1 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    30
    2026
    Massachusetts
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    11
    2025
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Sentry Select Insurance Company
on record since Feb 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2001
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Sep 28, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 28, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 9, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 16
  • Alabama (HQ) 13
  • Mississippi 12
  • Florida 10
  • Louisiana 6
  • North Carolina 5
  • South Carolina 5
  • Georgia 3

16% of inspections were in its home state.