AMERICAN MOTOR TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 2285240
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (24 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileSentry Select Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate22% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 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 | 2285240 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-780553 |
| Legal Name | AMERICAN MOTOR TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 6307564985 |
| Address | 6502 JOLIET RD STE E, Countryside, IL, 60525 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| 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 | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-10-15 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Select Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-10-15 | — |
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 91 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 / 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 | 41 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 22% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2024-10-03 — PA — towaway
- 2024-01-27 — PA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (11), 12 (9), 16 (9).
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) | 24 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 24 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,493,575 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 15-OCT-25 |
AMERICAN MOTOR TRANSPORTATION INC operates 24 power units — a larger fleet than 96% of carriers registered in IL.
Nearby
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- UB TRANSPORTATION LLC — USDOT 2453551, 15 power units
- BERANE INC — USDOT 2390284, 12 power units
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