AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 249019
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (28 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCarolina Casualty Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate25% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations2 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 | 249019 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-174031 |
| Legal Name | AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2199393000 |
| Address | 6701 MELTON ROAD, Gary, IN, 46403 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19980820) |
| 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 | Carolina Casualty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2021-04-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2021-04-01 | — |
| Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2017-07-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2010-08-23 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
- 2015-07-08 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 / 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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 25% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-02-02 — IN — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-02-06 — IN — 2 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 23 (3), 12 (2), 14 (1).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
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) | 28 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 33 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 541,599 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 21-JAN-25 |
AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC operates 28 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
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