American Motor Lines Inc
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 rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 7
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 115
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 37
- Annualized
- ≈19 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
- 393.40 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jul 14, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 132 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 16, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2025 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 4, 2025 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 11, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2023 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2022 | MI | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 29, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 15, 2022 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 25, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 22, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 17, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 4, 2021 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2020 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2020 | MI | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 13, 2020 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |