AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
USDOT 868890
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (91 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate10.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 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 | 868890 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-380019 |
| Legal Name | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8652510828 |
| Address | 2210 AWARD WINNING WAY, Knoxville, TN, 37932 |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 81 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 88 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 65 / 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 | 92 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-06-11 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-29 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-17 — WY — towaway
- 2026-03-13 — AZ — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-06 — NC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 51 (12), 12 (11), 14 (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
1 other active carrier registration 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) | 91 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 130 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,495,310 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-NOV-25 |
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY operates 91 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TN.
Nearby
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