JAMES A PAUL
USDOT 1035712 · Doing business as MILES BRANCH FARMS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (10 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileSentry Select Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate6.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1035712 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-422026 |
| Legal Name | JAMES A PAUL |
| DBA Name | MILES BRANCH FARMS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4437864783 |
| Address | 3869 ALLEN RD, Eden, MD, 21822 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20230407) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Sentry Select Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2019-11-05 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Select Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2019-11-05 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2006-11-13 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 95 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 77 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 16 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-01-07 — MD — 1 injured
- 2025-05-22 — NJ — 1 injured
- 2025-04-29 — NJ — towaway
- 2025-03-13 — MD — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (8), 20 (3), 26 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 10 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 8 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 632,647 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 17-JUN-26 |
JAMES A PAUL operates 10 power units — a larger fleet than 96% of carriers registered in MD.
Nearby
Other carriers in Eden, MD
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- BBJBC INC — USDOT 1033534, 4 power units
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