Carrier profile · USDOT 1017520 · MC-431600 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

American Motor Freight LLC

DBA AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT

22 power unitsavg 11.5 yrLocal · 1 statesSEATTLE, WA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-431600 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2012–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(206) 762-1112 Email dispatchamf@amflwa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average100.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 2012–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

100.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 22-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’02–’05

Western National’08–’12

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2024

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2024	$1M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jun 2021 → Jul 2022	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2020 → Jun 2020	$1M	3
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2017 → Jun 2019	$1M	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$1M	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2012 → Jun 2013	$1M	4
WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2012	$1M	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Jun 2008	$1M	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	May 2006 → Jun 2007	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2005 → May 2006	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → May 2005	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SEATTLE, WA

5612 6TH AVE S

Top corridor

WA 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5612 6TH AVE S, SEATTLE, WA, 98108
Mailing address: PO BOX 80203, SEATTLE, WA, 98108
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (206) 762-1112
Fax: (206) 762-7011
Email: amf@amflwa.com
Web domain: amflwa.com

Registration

Officer: Hailom Ghebreab
USDOT / docket: 1017520 · MC-431600
First registered: Apr 5, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jul 25, 2025 · 1 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 21, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC.

AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 1017520) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 26, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 25, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 21, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 1017520, and its motor carrier number is MC-431600.

Is AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC's fleet?

AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC operates 22 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC based?

AMERICAN MOTOR FREIGHT LLC is based in SEATTLE, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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