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Company CheckAMERICAN TRANSPORT INC · DOT 249019

6701 MELTON ROAD, GARY, IN, 46403

DOT# 249019 MC# 174031 Gary, Indiana 42 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 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Feb 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Feb 2, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jan 30, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
May 2, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Oct 15, 2024
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

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 Address6701 MELTON ROAD, GARY, IN, 46403

Mailing Address6701 MELTON ROAD, GARY, IN, 46403

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/16/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/08/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeFIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND

Contact☎ (410) 261-7962
🌐 zurichna.com

Filings on record2

Bond history

FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDsince Jul 1, 2017 · active

RLI INSURANCE COMPANYJun 2017 to Jul 2017 · CANCELLED

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Other Companies at This Address

Address6701 MELTON ROAD, GARY, IN 46403

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Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC this company	249019	Sign in shared ×3	Active
FREIGHT BROKER INC	2212289	Sign in shared ×3	Active
STEEL TRANSPORT INC	203754	Sign in shared ×3	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC174031

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating42 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 1.07 · 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 9.25 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage541,599 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review03/01/2013

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/16/2026

CompanyFIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND

Policy #LPM7653720

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet28 units

Drivers33

Mileage541,599 mi

Operating42 years

MCS-15001/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total3

Out of Service1

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/01/2013 | Rated: 08/20/1998

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

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

2 · 0 OOS =

2025

1 · 0 OOS =

2026

2 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

1 crash ▲

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 Feb 2026, 4 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
02/02/2026	PORTAGE	IN	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk
02/06/2024	GARY	IN	0	2	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

7 roadside violations across 4 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 4 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (7)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
02/19/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE STATION IN	3	0	3	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	LOWELL IN	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-39 N	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST LAFAYETTE IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/12/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOWELL IN	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 20 WB AT LAKE ST	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/30/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 EASTBOUND AT BURNHAM	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections4

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001153-1	$1,000,000	11/01/2002	10/29/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001153-1	$1,000,000	11/01/2002	10/09/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	337411	$1,000,000	11/01/2001	11/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	DRE V16636-00	$1,000,000	11/01/2000	11/01/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	DRE V16636-00	$1,000,000	11/01/2000	11/19/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	DRE 16636-00	$1,000,000	11/01/2000	07/31/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	DRE 16636-00	$1,000,000	11/01/2000	11/01/2000	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	9 MW22	$1,000,000	11/01/1995	11/01/2000	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-E458205	$1,000,000	11/01/1994	11/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CA-E48205	$3,000,000	11/01/1994	11/01/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001153-3	$1,000,000	10/09/2005	01/03/2007	Cancelled
84	SURETY	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	TB50000038	$0	07/01/2015	06/24/2017	Cancelled
84	SURETY	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	TB50000038	$0	06/24/2017	07/01/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	5010101	$1,000,000	06/01/2019	04/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT0013101	$1,000,000	06/01/2018	06/01/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	8007869	$1,000,000	06/01/2017	06/01/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT0012651	$1,000,000	06/01/2012	06/01/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT0012651	$1,000,000	06/01/2012	06/24/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	TFM 500634	$1,000,000	06/01/2010	06/01/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT 660 9782A238	$0	04/20/2004	05/19/2018	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	PST 343085	$0	04/20/2002	04/20/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	CIM 3300750	$0	04/20/2001	06/04/2002	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	NB00AEZB	$0	04/20/2000	04/20/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	IM 1080477743	$0	04/20/1999	04/20/2000	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	QM 8581465	$0	04/20/1994	04/20/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001153-3	$750,000	01/03/2007	01/03/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	LFT 001153-3	$1,000,000	01/03/2007	07/16/2010	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC174031	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/29/1994
MC174031	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/01/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/29/1994
MC174031	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/23/2010	-	-
MC174031	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/23/2010	-	-
MC174031	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	07/08/2015	-	-
MC174031	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/28/2002	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/15/2002
MC174031	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/25/1984	REVOKED	01/09/2007
MC174031	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/30/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2017
MC174031	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/07/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2012
MC174031	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/07/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/01/2012
MC174031	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2019
MC174031	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/06/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/28/2019
MC174031	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/01/1994	REVOKED	01/09/2007
MC174031	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/01/1994	REVOKED	01/09/2007
MC174031	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/17/2007	REVOKED	07/26/2010
MC174031	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/17/2007	REVOKED	07/26/2010

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 8/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 28 vehicles (~0.04 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 28 vehicles (~0.04 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 33.3333% 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 TRANSPORT INC

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (7)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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