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AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC

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Company CheckAMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC · DOT 1017520

DBA: AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT

5612 6TH AVE S, SEATTLE, WA, 98108

DOT# 1017520 MC# 431600 Seattle, Washington 24 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 out-of-service violations.
Oct 29, 2025
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Apr 1, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Nov 13, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address5612 6TH AVE S, SEATTLE, WA, 98108

Mailing AddressPO BOX 80203, SEATTLE, WA, 98108

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC431600

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .45 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 15.3 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/04/2015

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/24/2026

CompanyCANAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #CT1121021242

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet22 units

Drivers15

Mileage1 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total4

Out of Service4

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/04/2015 | Rated: 05/21/2012

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

1 · 0 OOS -

2024

3 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

2 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 2 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 5 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/13/2024	SEATTLE	WA	0	0	1	2	Rain	Wet	Dusk

Inspection Records (8)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/26/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOW WA	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	PORT OF TACOMA WA	6	3	6	3	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONTESANO WA	3	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	TACOMA WA	2	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/16/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	FEDERAL WAY WA	1	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EVERETT WA	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2024	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DU PONT WA	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOWWA	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections6

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TPU3042481	$1,000,000	08/02/2012	04/25/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	371609	$1,000,000	07/18/2002	05/06/2003	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	133-7521293	$1,000,000	06/26/2022	06/26/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202100018471	$1,000,000	06/26/2021	07/09/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	AU202100018471	$1,000,000	06/26/2021	06/26/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9883603 01	$1,000,000	06/26/2020	06/26/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP9883596 01	$1,000,000	06/26/2020	06/26/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	TP 9883596	$1,000,000	06/26/2020	06/26/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	RT-IIC-CA-0000013-00	$750,000	06/26/2019	08/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	RT-IIC-CA-0000013-00	$1,000,000	06/26/2019	06/26/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	RT-IIC-CA-0000013-00	$750,000	06/26/2019	06/26/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882156 04	$1,000,000	06/26/2018	06/26/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882156 03	$1,000,000	06/26/2017	06/26/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	TP9882156 02	$1,000,000	06/26/2016	06/26/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	TP9882156 01	$1,000,000	06/26/2015	06/26/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	CA0585260	$1,000,000	06/26/2013	06/26/2015	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	IM300009090	$0	05/06/2008	05/26/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	TP300000037	$1,000,000	05/06/2008	05/01/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	TP300000037	$1,000,000	05/06/2008	05/26/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	P0009-103720	$1,000,000	05/06/2007	05/06/2008	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	P0009-103720	$1,000,000	05/06/2007	06/09/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	N013-103720	$1,000,000	05/06/2006	06/26/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	N013-103720	$1,000,000	05/06/2006	05/06/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8018056	$1,000,000	05/06/2005	05/06/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	453366	$1,000,000	05/06/2004	05/06/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	399548	$1,000,000	05/06/2003	05/06/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TPU3042481	$1,000,000	05/01/2012	08/02/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TPU3042481-01	$1,000,000	04/25/2013	06/26/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TPU3042481	$1,000,000	04/25/2013	04/25/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC431600	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/26/2002	REVOKED	07/02/2019
MC431600	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	07/10/2019	-	-
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/06/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/03/2012
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2022
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/25/2021
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/01/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/26/2020
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/01/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2015
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/31/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2016
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2018
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/22/2017
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/25/2013
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/11/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/10/2005
MC431600	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/29/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/15/2013

No revocation records.

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94/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/24/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 22 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 22 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Inspection Records (8)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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