Carrier profile · USDOT 282721 · MC-147734 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

American Transport Inc

242 power unitsavg 11 yrNational · 42 statesMOON TOWNSHIP, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147734 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

242Power units

223 observed · MCS-150

241Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record14 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

242 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

406 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 189 vehicle and 406 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.8 pts across the window. 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

397 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 27

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 242-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 242
Inspections · 24 mo: 406
Annualized: ≈203 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving148 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance98 · 18 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance54 · 18 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 36 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance34 · 8 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance32 · 18 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance27 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance23 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance23 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American’95–’99

General Security’99–’02

Lincoln General’02–’08

State Nationalspecialty’08–’12

Rli’13–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Aug 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2024 → Aug 2024	$1M	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Aug 2024	$1M	4
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2008 → Jun 2012	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Mar 2008	$1M	2
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2002	$1M	1
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 1999	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1994 → Oct 1995	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 242
Observed power (24 mo): 223
Trailers (towed): 241

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

56.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

406

TX busiest

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

Home base

MOON TOWNSHIP, PA

200 AIRSIDE DRIVE SUITE 260

Top corridor

TX ⇄ PA

TX 35 · FL 34 · TN 31

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 24 trucks also ran under 19 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1852080 USDOT 306891 USDOT 1646389 USDOT 690096 USDOT 81361 USDOT 2341159 USDOT 203051 USDOT 3650507Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 100 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 706790 USDOT 795982 USDOT 842593 USDOT 2310289 USDOT 2589213 USDOT 2724524 USDOT 3088839 USDOT 3479143

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bridgeway.io — 16 carriers: USDOT 204961 USDOT 260501 USDOT 269495 USDOT 308155 USDOT 459728 USDOT 600140 USDOT 690096 USDOT 1118452

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david n hartman — 3 carriers: USDOT 690096 USDOT 2129132

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

242

Observed (24 mo)

223

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 200 AIRSIDE DRIVE SUITE 260, MOON TOWNSHIP, PA, 15108
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (412) 788-8878
Email: americanmgmt@bridgeway.io
Web domain: bridgeway.io

Registration

Officers: David N Hartman · Ronald Miller
USDOT / docket: 282721 · MC-147734
First registered: Nov 24, 1986
Last MCS-150: Oct 13, 2025 · 13,197,735 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 27, 2015
D-U-N-S: 157622507

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

242

Power units

229

Drivers

229

CDL drivers

13,197,735

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 TRANSPORT INC.

AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 282721) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Aug 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 406 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 189 vehicle-level and 406 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 14 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 242 power units and 229 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 27, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 282721, and its motor carrier number is MC-147734.

Is AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC has a 25.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 604 roadside inspections, with 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC operates 242 power units and 229 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC based?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC is based in MOON TOWNSHIP, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 42 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(412) 788-8878 Email dispatchamericanmgmt@bridgeway.ioCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 282721
MC / Docket: MC-147734
Officer: DAVID N HARTMAN
Address: 200 AIRSIDE DRIVE SUITE 260
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA, 15108

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 39 yr continuous

$2M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Aug 2024

Vehicle OOS 25.4%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

14 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(412) 788-8878 Email dispatchamericanmgmt@bridgeway.ioCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 282721
MC / Docket: MC-147734
Officer: DAVID N HARTMAN
Address: 200 AIRSIDE DRIVE SUITE 260
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA, 15108

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 39 yr continuous

$2M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Aug 2024

Vehicle OOS 25.4%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

14 fatal crashes

On the FMCSA crash record.

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