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Company CheckJAMES R LITTLE · DOT 628295

DBA: H & L AUTOMOTIVE

6781 OLD PACAGOULA ROAD, THEODORE, AL, 36582

DOT# 628295 MC# 350675 Theodore, Alabama 27 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Jul 7, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Feb 25, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Sep 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 26, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

Phone(251) 653-4725

Fax(251) 219-4285

Email[email protected]

Physical Address6781 OLD PACAGOULA ROAD, THEODORE, AL, 36582

Mailing Address6781 OLD PACAGOULA ROAD, THEODORE, AL, 36582

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC350675

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating27 years

Company Overview

JAMES R LITTLE is an motor carrier based in Theodore, Alabama. The company has been in operation for 27 years, registered with the FMCSA on 01/25/1996. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 10,000 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 23 inspections are on file. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, JAMES R LITTLE has a Trust Score of 64/100 (Good).

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 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 13.31 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage10,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS63.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type-

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage10,000 mi

Operating27 years

MCS-15006/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service7

OOS Rate63.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above 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

2023

2 · 2 OOS -

2024

7 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

3 · 2 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 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 Apr 2026, 11 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (54.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
02/25/2026	RURAL MOBILE	AL	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 11 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 34 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Other (General) 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 (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/20/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	IRVINGTON AL	3	2	3	2	-	▲Detail
01/07/2026	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	THEODORE AL	4	1	4	1	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	THEODORE AL	6	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
06/26/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	THEODORE AL	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2025	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	MOBILE	4	1	4	1	-	▲Detail
11/21/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	THEDORE	3	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/06/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	AXIS	7	1	7	1	-	▲Detail
10/10/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	THEODORE	4	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-43/13MM	3	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US-43/11MM	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB US90/BELLINGRATH	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	BAY MINETTE	2	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
10/31/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US90	3	2	3	2	-	▲Detail
07/31/2023	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 90EB/BROADVIEW	6	1	6	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections12

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 4258680-1	$750,000	12/23/1998	02/17/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	RPB 310 620	$750,000	09/27/2000	09/27/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 4258680-3	$750,000	02/17/2000	09/27/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 4258680-3	$750,000	02/17/2000	11/03/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	CA 4258680-2	$750,000	02/17/1999	02/17/2000	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC350675	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/19/1999	REVOKED	12/14/2001

No revocation records.

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64/100

Good

NOT 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 64

−25

Starts at 100−36 totalFinal 64

No insurance or bond on file−25

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

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 coverage is required for this authority, but no active insurance or surety bond is on file as of 7/7/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA shows insurance is required but no active insurance or surety bond is currently on file (per the latest FMCSA filing as of 7/7/2026).

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 63.6364% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 63.6364% vs national avg 20.72%.

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.

JAMES R LITTLE

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Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (14)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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