JH SEALE & SON INC

USDOT 2051129

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (45 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT2051129
MC NumberMC-772934
Fleet45 power units
Drivers55
Phone8037737353
LocationSumter, SC

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileCrestbrook Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate12.2% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 14 years ago

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 Number2051129
MC NumberMC-772934
Legal NameJH SEALE & SON INC
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone8037737353
Address870 S GUIGNARD DRIVE, Sumter, SC, 29150

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20170711)
Hazmat Flagtrue

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 InsurerCrestbrook Insurance Company
Coverage on File$1,000,000
Insurance on File Since2021-06-30
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Crestbrook Insurance Company$1,000,000BMC-91X2021-06-30

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted2012-02-08 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 2012-02-08 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
79 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
82 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
70 / 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)

Inspections172
Out-of-Service Rate12.2% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes3 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 2 towaway)
  • 2025-11-24 — GA — 1 injured
  • 2025-09-27 — SC — towaway
  • 2025-03-05 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2024-07-14 — NC — towaway
  • 2024-05-29 — SC — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (32), 47 (13), 23 (12).

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)45
Drivers55
Recent Annual Mileage3,997,307
Last MCS-150 Filing15-OCT-24

JH SEALE & SON INC operates 45 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in SC.

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