AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC
USDOT 345518
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (17 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate24.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 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 | 345518 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-240511 |
| Legal Name | AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2198823986 |
| Address | 2250 EAST 15TH ST, Gary, IN, 46402 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20211222) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 84 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 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 | 45 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 24.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-04-27 — IL — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-11-20 — TX — towaway
- 2024-02-14 — CO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-02-03 — CO — towaway
- 2023-09-27 — ND — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (17), 20 (14), 15 (6).
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) | 17 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 18 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,423,255 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 26-JAN-26 |
AMERICAN ROAD LINES INC operates 17 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in IN.
Nearby
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