Carrier profile · USDOT 376457 · MC-162127 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO

69 power unitsavg 14.1 yrLocal · 1 statesOAKLAND, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-162127 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

69Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

139Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 208-0279 Email dispatchwill@amstrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes14 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 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-mo29.1%

▲ 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

69 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

172 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 117 vehicle and 169 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.8% · 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 13.5 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 Dec '24 · 13

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 69-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 69
Inspections · 24 mo: 172
Annualized: ≈86 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 11 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 11 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’05 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Condor’93–’01

Wilshire’01–’05

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 2005

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2005	$750K	3
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1993 → Jun 2001	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 69
Observed power (24 mo): 52
Trailers (towed): 139

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

26.2%

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

172

CA busiest

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

Home base

OAKLAND, CA

1700 24TH ST

Top corridor

CA 172

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: 16 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 3245469 USDOT 3938140 USDOT 1864792 USDOT 2704819 USDOT 2650940 USDOT 3054718 USDOT 2365320 USDOT 2660780Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (88 trucks · 90 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 853165 USDOT 2769760 USDOT 2788029 USDOT 3066227 USDOT 3245469 USDOT 3864141 USDOT 3938140 USDOT 985949

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@amstrans.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 2676341 USDOT 2682477 USDOT 2700668 USDOT 3092132

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1700 24TH ST, OAKLAND, CA, 94607
Mailing address: PO BOX 23822, OAKLAND, CA, 94623
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (510) 208-0279
Email: will@amstrans.com
Web domain: amstrans.com

Registration

Officer: William Lewis Morais
USDOT / docket: 376457 · MC-162127
First registered: Dec 20, 1989
Last MCS-150: May 27, 2026 · 2,101,655 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 6, 1999
D-U-N-S: 52545712

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

132

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,101,655

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 A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO.

A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO (USDOT 376457) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 30, 2005 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 172 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 117 vehicle-level and 169 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 69 power units and 132 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 6, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number?

A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number is 376457, and its motor carrier number is MC-162127.

Is A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO's safety record?

A M & S TRANSPORTATION CO has a 29.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 233 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).