Carrier profile · USDOT 176837 · MC-208163 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

American Container Transport Inc

12 power unitsavg 10.3 yrLocal · 1 statesELLENSBURG, WA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-208163 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%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 — 14 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 3.7 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 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.

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

24%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Driver Fitness

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

63%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

2 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Feb 7, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

2ELD device issues

0No log / no ELD

0False logs

0Drove over hours

0 ELD violations in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 48 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2025	1	0	0	1
2023	1	0	0	1
2020	2	0	0	2
2019	1	0	0	1
2018	2	0	0	2
2017	4	0	1	3
2016	2	1	2	2
2015	1	0	0	1
2014	1	0	0	1
2013	2	0	1	2
2012	3	1	0	2
2010	2	0	0	2
2009	3	0	0	3
2008	1	0	0	1
2007	2	0	0	2
2006	3	0	0	3
2005	1	0	1	0
2004	1	0	0	1
2003	1	0	0	1
2002	5	0	0	5
2001	1	0	1	1
2000	6	0	1	6
1999	1	0	0	1
1996	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Dec 16, 2025	WA	0	0	Yes
Jan 16, 2023	WA	0	0	Yes
Oct 14, 2020	WA	0	0	Yes
May 22, 2020	WA	0	0	Yes
Jan 8, 2019	WA	0	0	Yes
Dec 18, 2018	WA	0	0	Yes
Mar 19, 2018	WA	0	0	Yes
Dec 27, 2017	WA	0	1	No
Apr 4, 2017	WA	0	0	Yes
Mar 20, 2017	WA	0	0	Yes
Feb 3, 2017	WA	0	0	Yes
Oct 28, 2016	WA	0	2	Yes
Feb 5, 2016	WA	2	5	Yes
Apr 13, 2015	WA	0	0	Yes
Jun 27, 2014	WA	0	0	Yes
Jul 15, 2013	WA	0	1	Yes
Feb 8, 2013	WA	0	0	Yes
Nov 6, 2012	WA	1	0	No
Aug 20, 2012	WA	0	0	Yes
Jan 29, 2012	WA	0	0	Yes
Dec 17, 2010	WA	0	0	Yes
Nov 22, 2010	WA	0	0	Yes
Oct 16, 2009	WA	0	0	Yes
Jul 24, 2009	WA	0	0	Yes
Jun 5, 2009	WA	0	0	Yes