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AMBER TRAILS INC

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Company CheckAMBER TRAILS INC · DOT 352561

611 MADISON AVENUE, AMHERST, TX, 79312

DOT# 352561 MC# 260444 Amherst, Texas 33 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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4

Power Units

3

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$32,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Company Information

Legal NameAMBER TRAILS INC

DOT Number352561

MC Number260444

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationAmherst, Texas

Added04/28/1989

MCS-15010/08/2007

Contact Details

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Physical Address611 MADISON AVENUE, AMHERST, TX, 79312

Mailing AddressPO BOX 9, AMHERST, TX, 79312-0171

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC260444

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating33 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Drivers

3

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

3

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$32,000,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/14/2026

Last checked08/02/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet4 units

Drivers3

Operating33 years

MCS-15010/2007

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	STC555853-2	$1,000,000	09/30/2005	05/15/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHCH000422	$1,000,000	06/04/2002	09/30/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	MHRO10602	$1,000,000	05/21/2001	05/21/2002	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	REL 001184	$1,000,000	05/21/2000	05/21/2001	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	709780	$1,000,000	05/21/1999	05/21/2000	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	SPF156290598	$0	05/21/1998	06/28/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP2094020597	$1,000,000	05/21/1997	05/21/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP2094020597	$1,000,000	05/21/1997	07/01/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	PAP2094020596	$1,000,000	05/21/1996	05/21/1997	Cancelled
34	CARGO	AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	3AT 636 641	$0	05/21/1996	05/21/1998	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	STC555853-5	$1,000,000	05/15/2008	05/15/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	STC555853-4	$1,000,000	05/15/2007	05/15/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	STC555853-3	$1,000,000	05/15/2006	05/15/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	CAL H05954009	$1,000,000	05/15/1992	05/21/1996	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC260444	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/30/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/11/2005
MC260444	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/22/2002	REVOKED	05/26/2009
MC260444	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/04/1993	REVOKED	08/06/2001
MC260444	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/21/2008
MC260444	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/11/2007
MC260444	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/18/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/10/2006
MC260444	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/29/2002	REVOKED	08/07/2002

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73/100

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NOT 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 73

73

−15

−10

Starts at 100−27 totalFinal 73

No active operating authority−15

MCS-150 update overdue−10

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

No active for-hire or broker authority on file.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/14/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-15

No active operating authority FAILS VERIFICATION

No active for-hire (common/contract) or broker authority on file.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.