Carrier profile · USDOT 1598342 · MC-591312 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

American Marine Express Inc

225 power unitsavg 14.2 yrMulti-region · 10 statesCLEVELAND, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-591312 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

225Power units

96 observed · MCS-150

106Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(216) 268-3005 Email dispatchsafety@amxtrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

225 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

134 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.9%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 — 62 vehicle and 134 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

132 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 11

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 225-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 225
Inspections · 24 mo: 134
Annualized: ≈67 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Maintenance65 · 22 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving48 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 11 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

New York’12–’14

Great West’14–’18

Db (usbranch)’19–’24

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Mar 2025	$1M	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$1M	2
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Mar 2019 → Mar 2024	$1M	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2014 → Mar 2018	$1M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2014	$1M	2
MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Mar 2010	$1M	3
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Jul 2007	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 225
Observed power (24 mo): 96
Trailers (towed): 106

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

13.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

130

OH busiest

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

Home base

CLEVELAND, OH

765 EAST 140TH STREET

Top corridor

OH 71 · FL 22 · IN 11

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: 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 281814Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (35 trucks · 31 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3007436 USDOT 3036119 USDOT 2244717 USDOT 4420327 USDOT 292991 USDOT 3154464 USDOT 3385649 USDOT 1356546

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@amxtrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2911130

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

225

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 765 EAST 140TH STREET, CLEVELAND, OH, 44110
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (216) 268-3005
Email: safety@amxtrans.com
Web domain: amxtrans.com

Registration

Officers: Daniel R Cain · Dan Cain
USDOT / docket: 1598342 · MC-591312
First registered: Jan 22, 2007
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 7,912,694 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 27, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.71
D-U-N-S: 874363646

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

225

Power units

199

Drivers

199

CDL drivers

7,912,694

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 MARINE EXPRESS INC.

AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1598342) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from RLI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 134 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 62 vehicle-level and 134 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 225 power units and 199 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 27, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 1598342, and its motor carrier number is MC-591312.

Is AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC's safety record?

AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC has a 41.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 193 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC's fleet?

AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC operates 225 power units and 199 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC based?

AMERICAN MARINE EXPRESS INC is based in CLEVELAND, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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