American Signature Inc
DBA VALUE CITY FURNITURE AND AMERICAN SIGNATURE FURNITURE AND ROOMS TODAY
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
10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3
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
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 18 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 76 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2025 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 20, 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2017 | NY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2017 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2017 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 1, 2017 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2016 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 3, 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2015 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 18, 2015 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2014 | OH | 0 | 3 | No |
| Mar 26, 2014 | OH | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 14, 2014 | KY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jan 29, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 23, 2014 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2014 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 27, 2012 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 28, 2012 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2011 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2011 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 12, 2011 | NY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 28, 2010 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2010 | KY | 0 | 1 | Yes |