American Ramp Transit Inc
DBA ART
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
40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5
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
- 16
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 40
- Annualized
- ≈20 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
7 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 29, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 35 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2025 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2023 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 16, 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 17, 2018 | TN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 15, 2018 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 1, 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2016 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 31, 2013 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 26, 2012 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2012 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 9, 2012 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2011 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 4, 2009 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2008 | AL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 27, 2007 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 27, 2006 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2005 | NV | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 21, 2005 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2005 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 6, 2004 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2003 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 21, 2003 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |