Carrier profile · USDOT 2849983 · MC-956273 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

America Instrument Inc

DBA AMERICA SHIP

1 power unitavg 2 yrLocal · 2 statesBROWNSVILLE, TX70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-956273 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

2.0Avg age (yr)

2023–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 410-1188 Email dispatchamericainstrumentinc@GMAIL.COM

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2 yr

Model years 2023–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
387.7 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’21–’22

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2021 → Feb 2022	$750K	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2023

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

BROWNSVILLE, TX

2450 COURAGE ST STE 108

Top corridor

TX 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4498997Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a company officer with other carriers

hansheng lei — 2 carriers: USDOT 4498997

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2450 COURAGE ST STE 108, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521
Mailing address: PO BOX 5537, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78523
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (956) 410-1188
Cell: (956) 371-0788
Email: americainstrumentinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Hansheng Lei · Jet Lei
USDOT / docket: 2849983 · MC-956273
First registered: Feb 13, 2016
Last MCS-150: Dec 4, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC.

AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC (USDOT 2849983) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 4, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC's USDOT number?

AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC's USDOT number is 2849983, and its motor carrier number is MC-956273.

Is AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC's safety record?

AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC's fleet?

AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC based?

AMERICA INSTRUMENT INC is based in BROWNSVILLE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

Similar carriers near Brownsville, TX

Comparable carriers around Brownsville and across Texas

Medallo Logistics LLC Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 1 power unit

King Logistic Services Tx LLC Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 1 power unit

Avh Trucking LLC Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 1 power unit

Aaa National Transport LLC Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 1 power unit

Elizabeth a Heaton Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 2 power units

Pedro Ramos Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 2 power units

Manuel a Martinez Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 2 power units

Gdo Etransport LLC Clear · 100Brownsville, TX · 2 power units

More in Texas →Owner-operators in Texas →Long-haul veterans in Texas →

More Texas carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

Angulo Logistics Services LLCReviewLaredo HLM Transport IncReviewTemple · 2 power units Edge Freight Solution, IncReviewLaredo T&c Tank Rentals and Anchor Service LLCClearMidland · 5 power units Prime-time & Sons Transports LLCConroe · 1 power unit Fredy's Transportation LLCReviewHouston · 7 power units

Contact & documents

Call dispatch(956) 410-1188 Email dispatchamericainstrumentinc@GMAIL.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2849983
MC / Docket: MC-956273
Officer: HANSHENG LEI
Address: 2450 COURAGE ST STE 108
BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 75.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

Leave a reviewVerified · moderated

Carrier packets

Checked them out? Onboard them — branded packet, e-signed from a phone.

First 5 packets free.

Send your first packet