AMERICAN MOTOR LINES INC
USDOT 173929
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (115 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileTHE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO OF CONNECTICUT
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate25% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 26 years ago
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
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 | 173929 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-98114 |
| Legal Name | AMERICAN MOTOR LINES INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 7347229500 |
| Address | 575 FORDSON, Detroit, MI, 48217 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20060725) |
| 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 | THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO OF CONNECTICUT |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2015-12-30 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO OF CONNECTICUT | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2015-12-30 | — |
| TRAVELERSCSA | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2013-10-01 | — |
| Firemans Fund Insurance Company | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2008-12-30 | — |
| TRAVELERSCSA | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 1999-06-15 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2000-05-19 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 3 |
- 2000-05-19 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2000-06-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 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 | 36 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 8 towaway) |
- 2026-01-21 — MI — towaway
- 2025-12-18 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-16 — MI — towaway
- 2025-07-21 — MI — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-04-04 — OH — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (21), 47 (16), 12 (9).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 170955 · USDOT 543281 · USDOT 2236813
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 115 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 113 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,797,513 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 14-MAR-25 |
AMERICAN MOTOR LINES INC operates 115 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MI.
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