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JAMES E FULTON & SONS INC

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Company CheckJAMES E FULTON & SONS INC · DOT 383663

2516 MILLER RD, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49001

DOT# 383663 MC# 456049 Kalamazoo, Michigan 23 years

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21

Power Units

21

Drivers

2

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

5

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

May 27, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 23, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 19, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 16, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

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

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

Company Information

Legal NameJAMES E FULTON & SONS INC

DOT Number383663

MC Number456049

Entity TypeCarrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationKalamazoo, Michigan

Added02/28/1990

MCS-15012/18/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address2516 MILLER RD, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49001

Mailing Address2516 MILLER RD, KALAMAZOO, MI, 49001

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC456049

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating23 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage197,199 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

21

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

21

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanySELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Policy #S 2418667

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet21 units

Drivers21

Mileage197,199 mi

Operating23 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total3

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2024

1 · 0 OOS -

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

2 crashes ▲

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 Jan 2026, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
05/27/2026	Kalamazoo Twp	MI	0	1	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/23/2026	Hartford Twp	MI	0	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
12/19/2025	CROCKERY TWP	MI	0	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Water	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 2 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

Unsafe Driving 1 violation · 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 (3)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
01/15/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLDWATER SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/24/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	CHESTERTON IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections3

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	A 3158002	$1,000,000	11/30/2012	01/01/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	A 3158002	$1,000,000	11/30/2012	02/04/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA0336628	$750,000	09/17/2009	11/30/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	S2418667	$750,000	02/22/2021	04/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	EBA 041 72 01	$750,000	01/01/2017	02/22/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	A 3232236	$750,000	01/01/2016	01/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	A 3232236	$750,000	01/01/2016	04/13/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURA INSURANCE, A MUTUAL CO.	A 3232236	$1,000,000	01/01/2015	01/01/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	CBA0336628	$1,000,000	01/01/2003	09/17/2009	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC456049	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/30/2012	-	-
MC456049	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/30/2012	-	-
MC456049	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	05/21/2003	-	-
MC456049	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2017
MC456049	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/17/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2017

No revocation records.

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98/100

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 98

98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 21 vehicles (~0.1 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 21 vehicles (~0.1 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.