AMERICAN TRANSIT INC
USDOT 979671MC-Docket MC959710CARTERET, NJ
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized29 power units
AMERICAN TRANSIT INC (USDOT 979671) in CARTERET, NJ — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-04-17 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-14) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2025-07-14 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.37
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 2
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
38
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 29
- Total drivers
- 27
- Years in business
- 25
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 10.5%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 5 times last 2025-07-14
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-05-02
- Insurance lapse history
- 3 lapse(s) most recent 2023-04-17
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
41
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
26
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-08-16 → 2026-05-26.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-09-21
NJ
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
12 | 3 | 2026-04-06 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
5 | 0 | 2025-03-27 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
3 | 1 | 2025-03-19 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
3 | 0 | 2026-01-24 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2024-12-18 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2024-12-18 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
|
1 | 0 | 2024-12-18 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2026-01-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2025-03-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-03-19 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - 50% or more of the required placards for a category of material (hazard class or division) are missing | OOS |
| 2025-03-19 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Motor carrier permit/require a driver to operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping pape | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-03-12 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Motor carrier permit/require a driver to operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping pape | — |
| 2025-01-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2024-12-19 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2024-12-18 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Packaging) - DOT 406/407/412 minimum road clearance. | — |
| 2024-12-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2024-12-18 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information | — |
| 2024-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Damaged by heat broken or crimped in such a manner as to restrict air flow | OOS |
| 2024-10-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 13 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-06 1 viol· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2026-01-24 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2026-01-23 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
2025-10-16 4 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2025-07-16 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
2025-03-27 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
2025-03-19 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 823A-HMPMCNP50% | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A-HMRSPMC | — | — |
2025-03-12 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A-HMRSPMC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2025-01-10 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
2024-12-19 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLTL | — | — |
2024-12-18 5 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620B-HMAMC | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602A-HMER | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 178 | 345-8A5-HMP | — | — |
2024-10-30 3 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-BHTC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
2024-08-16 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
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