Carrier profile · USDOT 1565984 · MC-580469 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

American Knights Moving & Storage Inc

11 power unitsavg 6.7 yrRegional · 6 statesHOUSTON, TX76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-580469 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.7Avg age (yr)

2014–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 345-2695 Email dispatchmisti@americanknightsmoving.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2014–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 26.3 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’07–’09

Hallmark County’11–’14

Progressive County’23–’25

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 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 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Apr 2023 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Apr 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	2
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Jul 2014	$750K	6
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2009	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

HOUSTON, TX

5824 WALTRIP

Top corridor

TX 3 · AR 2 · GA 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1977907 USDOT 2359316 USDOT 2104316 USDOT 2562959 USDOT 3744079

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@americanknightsmoving.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 1977907 USDOT 2359316 USDOT 2818276 USDOT 3011305 USDOT 3235939

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: 5824 WALTRIP, HOUSTON, TX, 77087
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 345-2695
Email: misti@americanknightsmoving.com
Web domain: americanknightsmoving.com

Registration

Officer: Koby Amsalem
USDOT / docket: 1565984 · MC-580469
First registered: Oct 16, 2006
Last MCS-150: May 19, 2025 · 320,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Feb 17, 2014
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

320,000

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 KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC.

AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC (USDOT 1565984) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 19, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Feb 17, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 1565984, and its motor carrier number is MC-580469.

Is AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC's safety record?

AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).