JAMES T HOVEY

USDOT 1576500 • DBA: HOVEY PRECAST CONCRETE • 1200A PRESTON STREET, OPELIKA, AL, 36801

ACTIVE
Authority:None on file
Insurance:None on file
BOC-3:Not on file
Safety Rating:Not rated
MCS-150:Never updated
OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT
1,576,500
Status
ACTIVE
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
State
Phone
3347373289
Power Units (MCS-150)
2
Drivers (MCS-150)
2
MCS-150 Mileage
45,000
Physical Address
1200A PRESTON STREET, OPELIKA, AL, 36801
Contact

Risk Signals2 flagged

MEDIUM
Elevated vehicle OOS rate: 80.0%
National average is 23.4%. This carrier's vehicle OOS rate is 56.6 percentage points above average.
HIGH
1 fatal crash in last 24 months
1 total fatality. See crash history below.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority
0
Revoked / Inactive
0
Authority Types
0
Insurance Policies
None on file
BOC-3 Filing
Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness
N/A
Drugs / Alcohol
0%
Hours of Service
N/A
Unsafe Driving
80%
Vehicle Maintenance
22%

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections
5
Violations
31
6 OOS
Vehicle OOS %
80.0%
Above nat'l avg (23.4%)
Driver OOS %
0.0%
Power Units (MCS-150)
2
Drivers (MCS-150)
2
Crash Records
2

Inspection Activity (24 months)

Monthly inspection counts with OOS months highlighted. Hover bars for details.

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
1
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
1
Sep
Oct
Nov
1
Dec
1
Jan
1
Feb
Mar
Apr
Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 5 of 5 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

2 states5 inspections

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None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (31 violations from 5 inspections)

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Violation Summary (31 violations from 5 inspections)
CodeDescription# Violations# OOSSeverity WtBASIC
FMCSR:393.104B-CCargo securement - tiedown damaged406Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.104F4-CCargo securement - tiedown damaged406Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.78A-WSWindshield condition defective304Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LBLInoperable required lamps203Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LILInoperable required lamps203Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.104F3-CCargo securement - tiedown damaged206Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.11A1-CSLRRLighting devices/reflectors103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.100B-CCargo securement - aggregate working load116Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured10Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.9AA2-OA392.9AA2-OA11Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLS3Speeding 11-14 mph over limit107Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.110B1-CCargo securement - logs117Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.209C-STSCLSteering - Steering column has looseness in the u-bolt or positioning part11Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles)105Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9A-LFTSIInoperable required lamps103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.124C-CCPCargo securement - concrete pipe117Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95AEmergency equipment - fire extinguisher missing/defective105Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9Inoperable Required Lamp10Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.17CNo proof of periodic inspection103Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.9AOperating without proper operating authority118General/Admin

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate
80.0%vs nat'l 23.4%
+56.6 pts above avg
Driver OOS Rate
0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%
-6.7 pts below avg
Violations / Inspection
6.20vs nat'l 1.80
+4.40 above avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

5 total · 80.0% OOS
2024-122026-02
InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

Violations by BASIC category

Unsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
General/Admin1 · 1 OOS

Recent Crashes

2 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes
2
Fatalities
1
Fatal crashes on record
Injuries
1
Across 1 crash
Tow-Aways
2

Crash History (2 records)

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Crash History (2 records)
DateStateSeverityFatalitiesInjuriesCityLocationVINCarrier Name at Crash
May 22, 2024ALFATAL11OPELIKAOld Columbus Road...166205HOVEY PRECAST CONCRETE
Aug 8, 2011ALTOW00

Compliance Timeline

2 events merged from authority, insurance, enforcement, OOS, crash, MCS-150, and safety rating records

May 22, 2024
Crash
Fatal crash in AL
1 fatality, 1 injury
Aug 8, 2011
Crash
Tow-away crash
0 fatalities, 0 injuries

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Data sources & freshness

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FMCSA Authority History
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FMCSA Insurance Filings
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Refresh dataLast updated: Apr 5, 2026