Carrier profile · USDOT 2953269 · MC-679228 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

American Transport Services LLC

170 power unitsavg 10.8 yrNational · 19 statesFORT MILLE, SC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-679228 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

170Power units

121 observed · MCS-150

144Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(866) 286-2695 Email dispatchabradley@ship-ats.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 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 average41.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

170 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

173 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 67 vehicle and 173 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 26.6 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

167 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 22

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 170-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 170
Inspections · 24 mo: 173
Annualized: ≈87 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving93 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance88 · 16 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 21 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 11 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving12 · 0 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Stratford’09–’12

American Hallmark’19–’22

Incline’23–’24

2009201420192024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Sep 2019 → Jan 2022	$750K	4
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Feb 2017 → Sep 2018	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → May 2013	$750K	2
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2012	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 170
Observed power (24 mo): 121
Trailers (towed): 144

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

34.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

172

SC busiest

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

Home base

FORT MILLE, SC

1974 CAROLINA PLACE DR SUITE 216E

Top corridor

SC 72 · GA 51 · AL 13

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: 25 trucks also ran under 27 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 38111 USDOT 2822101 USDOT 3650507 USDOT 3049978 USDOT 3381327 USDOT 837555 USDOT 920564 USDOT 1067244Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 95 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 38111 USDOT 79466 USDOT 2822101 USDOT 3650507 USDOT 30254 USDOT 125550 USDOT 1296388 USDOT 2463916

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

170

Observed (24 mo)

121

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: 1974 CAROLINA PLACE DR SUITE 216E, FORT MILLE, SC, 29708
Mailing address: 10735 DAVID TAYLOR DR STE 150, CHARLOTE, NC, 28262
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (866) 286-2695
Email: abradley@ship-ats.com
Web domain: ship-ats.com

Registration

Officers: John Whittaker · Amanda Bradley
USDOT / docket: 2953269 · MC-679228
First registered: Dec 9, 2016
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 8,132,016 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

170

Power units

170

Drivers

170

CDL drivers

8,132,016

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 SERVICES LLC.

AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2953269) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 173 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 173 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 26, 2026.

It reports 170 power units and 170 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2953269, and its motor carrier number is MC-679228.

Is AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's safety record?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC has a 41.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 273 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC's fleet?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC operates 170 power units and 170 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC based?

AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC is based in FORT MILLE, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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