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JAMES A PAUL

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Company CheckJAMES A PAUL · DOT 1035712

DBA: MILES BRANCH FARMS

3869 ALLEN RD, EDEN, MD, 21822

DOT# 1035712 MC# 336902 Eden, Maryland 24 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jan 7, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 7, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 22, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 29, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address3869 ALLEN RD, EDEN, MD, 21822

Mailing Address3869 ALLEN RD, EDEN, MD, 21822

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC422026

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 8.4 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.4 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage544,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS8.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/12/2026

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/12/2026

CompanySENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #A0011488001

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers8

Mileage544,000 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15006/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)4

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total15

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total12

Out of Service1

OOS Rate8.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 01/12/2026 | Rated: 04/07/2023

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 0 OOS =

2025

10 · 0 OOS =

2026

3 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

3 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 16 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (6.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (4)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
01/07/2026	CROWNSVILLE	MD	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/22/2025	NEWARK	NJ	1	0	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight
04/29/2025	SOMERDALE BORO	NJ	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/13/2025	CO1200 STEVENSON LANE	MD	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 16 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 15 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (22)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/15/2026	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOVER DE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICK MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	5	1	1	4	1	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICK MD	5	0	1	4	0	-	▲Detail
10/05/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANNAPOLIS MD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIENNA MD	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICA DE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	LANGHORNE PA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	SMYRNA DE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2025	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROUTE 46 EAST	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2025	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	RT 13 N/B SALISBURY SCALEHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	WYE MILLS MD	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	QUEEN ANNES COUNTY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2024	DE	Walk-Around (Level II)	FREDERICA DE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2024	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 NB MM 0.9 LOWER CHICHESTE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/19/2023	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/11/2023	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	DOVER DE	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	S/B RT1@N FREDERICA RD EXIT	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	DE	Driver-Only (Level III)	S/B RT1@POLE BRDGE RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections16

Unsafe Driving 8 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LFO0002674	$750,000	11/05/2015	11/05/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	362361	$1,000,000	11/05/2014	11/05/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	362365	$1,000,000	11/05/2014	11/05/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	362346	$1,000,000	11/05/2014	11/05/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	361783	$1,000,000	11/05/2013	11/05/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	359938	$1,000,000	11/05/2012	11/05/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	357431	$750,000	11/05/2011	11/05/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	355821	$0	11/05/2010	11/05/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	355821	$750,000	11/05/2010	11/05/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	353922	$0	11/05/2009	11/05/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	353922	$750,000	11/05/2009	11/05/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL273040	$750,000	11/05/2008	11/05/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL273040	$0	11/05/2008	11/05/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0706147	$1,000,000	11/05/2007	11/05/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	PIA02697901	$0	11/05/2007	11/05/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CTO0706147	$1,000,000	11/05/2007	11/05/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C348486	$0	11/05/2006	11/05/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0113704	$1,000,000	11/05/2006	11/05/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	2051683956	$750,000	11/05/2005	11/05/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359	$750,000	11/05/2004	12/26/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359	$750,000	11/05/2004	11/05/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-3	$750,000	11/05/2003	05/05/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-1	$750,000	11/05/2002	04/22/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-1	$750,000	11/05/2002	11/05/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-4	$750,000	07/13/2004	11/05/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-4	$750,000	05/05/2004	07/13/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-2	$750,000	05/05/2003	11/05/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-0	$750,000	05/02/2002	11/02/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C094404	$0	05/01/2005	05/01/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C094310	$0	05/01/2004	05/01/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	C094227	$0	05/01/2003	05/01/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	MTC071994	$0	05/01/2002	05/01/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 1655359-1	$750,000	04/22/2003	05/05/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	433797	$750,000	02/07/2002	05/01/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	433797	$0	02/07/2002	05/01/2002	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC422026	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/24/2004	REVOKED	05/08/2006
MC422026	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/13/2006	-	-
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/12/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2010
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/11/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/04/2011
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/02/2015
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2014
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/05/2013
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/06/2012
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/06/2009
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2008
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/03/2008
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/05/2007
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/09/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/05/2007
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/2003	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/13/2003
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/28/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/31/2002
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/08/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2004
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/12/2004
MC422026	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/04/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/04/2005
MC422026	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/01/2002	REVOKED	11/15/2004

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93/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 93

−7

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−7

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/12/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-7

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−7 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 4 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.4 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Crash Records (4)

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Inspection Records (22)

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