Carrier profile · USDOT 979671 · MC-959710 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

American Transit Inc

0 power unitsavg 11.1 yrLocal · 2 statesCARTERET, NJ0/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-959710 ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(848) 209-0000 Email dispatchamericantransit94@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Watch · 1

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 48 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 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-mo11.4%

▼ 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

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.1 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered Jun 20, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

47 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.4%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 — 44 vehicle and 47 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 14.1 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther1 · 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$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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

State Nationalspecialty’16–’18

State Nationalspecialty’22–’23

Prime Property’24–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$1M	4
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$1M	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Apr 2019 → May 2019	$1M	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Jun 2018	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2016 → Mar 2018	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

78.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

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

Home base

CARTERET, NJ

61 ASH STREET

Top corridor

NJ 45

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2459424 USDOT 2459427 USDOT 2471315 USDOT 1404378 USDOT 91805 USDOT 231451 USDOT 28406

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 61 ASH STREET, CARTERET, NJ, 07008
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (848) 209-0000
Email: americantransit94@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Lakhwinder Singh
USDOT / docket: 979671 · MC-959710
First registered: Sep 25, 2001
Last MCS-150: May 2, 2025 · 146,850 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

146,850

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 TRANSIT INC.

AMERICAN TRANSIT INC (USDOT 979671) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC effective Aug 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 47 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 47 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN TRANSIT INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN TRANSIT INC's USDOT number is 979671, and its motor carrier number is MC-959710.

Is AMERICAN TRANSIT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, AMERICAN TRANSIT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is AMERICAN TRANSIT INC's safety record?

AMERICAN TRANSIT INC has a 11.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).