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Company CheckAMERICAN TRANSIT INC · DOT 979671

61 ASH STREET, CARTERET, NJ, 07008

DOT# 979671 MC# 959710 Carteret, New Jersey 10 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Jun 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

May 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 21, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 13, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 21, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Nov 1, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Aug 15, 2024
REINSTATED MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Aug 9, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC).

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

Contact Details

Phone(848) 209-0000

Email[email protected]

Physical Address61 ASH STREET, CARTERET, NJ, 07008

Mailing Address61 ASH STREET, CARTERET, NJ, 07008

Other Companies at This Address

Address61 ASH STREET, CARTERET, NJ 07008

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AMERICAN TRANSIT INC this company	979671	(848) 209-0000	Active
MALHI EXPRESS LLC	2391786	(732) 500-0998	Inactive

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

DocketMC959710

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Company Overview

AMERICAN TRANSIT INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Carteret, New Jersey. The company has been in operation for 10 years, registered with the FMCSA on 09/25/2001. The fleet consists of 29 power units and 27 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 146,850 miles (2024). 1 crash has been reported with no fatalities. A total of 80 inspections are on file. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, AMERICAN TRANSIT INC has a Trust Score of 99/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

Mileage

Annual Mileage146,850 miles

Mileage Year2024

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 RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS10.3% avg 20.7%

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/24/2026

CompanyPRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC

Policy #PC25081389

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet29 units

Drivers27

Mileage146,850 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15005/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total41

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total39

Out of Service4

OOS Rate10.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total39

OOS1

OOS Rate2.6% (avg 4.5%)

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

2024

7 · 2 OOS —

2025

23 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

11 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2024

0 crashes —

2025

1 crash ▲

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 May 2026 — 41 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (9.8% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

HazMat Out-of-Service 1 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
09/21/2025	NEW HANOVER TWP	NJ	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 41 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 17 violations · 3 OOS

Hazardous Materials 6 violations · 1 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 (41)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/26/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/21/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/20/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/13/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/06/2026 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS
02/13/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/24/2026 ▼	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	NJ	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/23/2026 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LFTSI — CFR 393.9A-LFTSI Non-OOS
01/14/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/12/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/08/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/13/2025	NJ	Full (Level I)	SPRINGFIELD REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/09/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PISCATAWAY SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/16/2025 ▼	NJ	Full (Level I)	METLIFE	4	0	0	0	4	0	-
Violations (4) 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 — CFR 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Non-OOS 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 — CFR 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Non-OOS 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 393.53B-B — CFR 393.53B-B Non-OOS
10/06/2025	NJ	Full (Level I)	ROCKAWAY MALL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/02/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENWICH SCALE W/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/26/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	METLIFE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/11/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NSO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/02/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	HERBERTSVILLE CVI SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/14/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	METLIFE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/01/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	METLIFE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/21/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	METLIFE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
07/16/2025 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	BYRAM FIREHOUSE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.75A1-TEPBM — CFR 393.75A1-TEPBM Non-OOS
06/19/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ALLAMUCHY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/11/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 31 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/27/2025 ▼	US	Full (Level I)	GREENWICH TOWNSHIP NJ	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 396.3A1-BALAC — CFR 396.3A1-BALAC Non-OOS
03/19/2025 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLTS NECK	2	1	0	0	2	1	2
Violations (2) 177.823A-HMPMCNP50% — CFR 177.823A-HMPMCNP50% OOS 177.817A-HMRSPMC — CFR 177.817A-HMRSPMC Non-OOS
03/17/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	BYRAM FIREHOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/12/2025 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	COLTS NECK	3	0	0	0	3	0	1
Violations (3) 177.817A-HMRSPMC — CFR 177.817A-HMRSPMC Non-OOS 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS
03/03/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROCKAWAY MALL LOT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/11/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	METLIFE LOT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/13/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	METLIFE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/10/2025 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 18 SB MP 18.8	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LTSIR — CFR 393.9A-LTSIR Non-OOS
01/10/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	MEADOWLANDS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/19/2024 ▼	NJ	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANOVER	2	0	1	0	1	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLTL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
12/18/2024 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SH 18 NB MP 22.6	5	1	0	0	5	1	2
Violations (5) 107.620B-HMAMC — CFR 107.620B-HMAMC Non-OOS 172.602A-HMER — CFR 172.602A-HMER Non-OOS 393.9A-LFTSI — CFR 393.9A-LFTSI Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 178.345-8A5-HMP — CFR 178.345-8A5-HMP Non-OOS
12/13/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	MEADOWLANDS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/06/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROCKAWAY MALL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/02/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	METLIFE LOT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/30/2024 ▼	US	Full (Level I)	GREENWICH TOWNSHIP NJ	3	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (3) 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS 393.45D-BHTC — CFR 393.45D-BHTC OOS 396.17C-PI — CFR 396.17C-PI Non-OOS
08/16/2024 ▼	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROCKAWAY MALL LOT	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2013-02-19	New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact	ACTIVE	2013-03-25

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081168	$1,000,000	11/22/2024	05/07/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081168	$1,000,000	11/22/2024	06/03/2025	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP02900004521	$1,000,000	09/10/2022	04/17/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081168	$1,000,000	08/09/2024	11/22/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24081168	$1,000,000	05/07/2025	08/09/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900004521	$1,000,000	04/17/2022	09/10/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900002551	$1,000,000	04/05/2019	05/02/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900000389	$1,000,000	03/27/2016	03/16/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900000389	$1,000,000	03/16/2017	03/15/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	PFHRU010541-00	$1,000,000	03/15/2018	06/29/2018	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC959710	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/28/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2024
MC959710	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/09/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2022
MC959710	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/15/2024	-	-
MC959710	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/15/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC959710	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/13/2025
MC959710	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/01/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/14/2025
MC959710	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/18/2022	REVOKED	04/24/2023
MC959710	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/31/2016	REVOKED	04/08/2016

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99/100

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 99

Starts at 100−1 totalFinal 99

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 6/24/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 29 vehicles (~0.03 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 29 vehicles (~0.03 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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) knockout	−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.

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Inspection Records (41)

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