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USDOT 173929 · AMERICAN MOTOR LINES INC

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AMERICAN MOTOR LINES INC

USDOT 173929 MC 98114 Detroit, MI Authorized For-Hire

115 power units 113 drivers mileage unreliable

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Marginal

FRED Score 33.3 / 100

Low confidence

52 yrs history · 35 roadside inspections in 24 months

Scored Nov 8, 2026

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Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 115 all owned
Drivers · CDL: 113 · 113
Annual miles: 2.8M unreliable

Type	Own	Total
Trucks	0	0
Tractors	115	115
Trailers	129	129

Registration

Organization: CORPORATION
Operation: Interstate
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating: Satisfactory (Jul 25, 2006)20 yrs old
Registered: Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Mar 14, 2025 (Biennial Update)
DUNS: 106867393
Officer: LISA M RUSSO
Phone: (734) 722-9500
Email: lrusso@alcotrans.com
Address: 575 Fordson, Detroit MI 48217

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 3 people hurt in all

Inspections

37% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

40.9%

9 of 22 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

0.0%

0 of 34 driver inspections

Violations

13 out-of-service violations

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

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Violations

42 on the FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026

Vehicle maintenance No alert

30 · 13 out-of-service

Brakes 13 · Tires 6 · Lights 5 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 2 more
Unsafe driving No alert

10 · 0 out-of-service

Phone use 3 · Speeding 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 2
Hours of service No alert

1 · 0 out-of-service

Over hours limit 1
Driver fitness No alert

1 · 0 out-of-service

Other qualification 1
Drugs & alcohol No alert

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Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

Jan

21

2026

Jan 21, 2026 · Michigan
Property damage only
Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
Dec

18

2025

Dec 18, 2025 · Michigan
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
Dec

16

2025

Dec 16, 2025 · Michigan
Property damage only
Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
Jul

21

2025

Jul 21, 2025 · Michigan
Injury · 2 people hurt
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
Apr

4

2025

Apr 4, 2025 · Ohio
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
Jan

21

2025

Jan 21, 2025 · Michigan
Property damage only
Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided.
Jan

21

2025

Jan 21, 2025 · Michigan
Property damage only
Snow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
Dec

11

2024

Dec 11, 2024 · Michigan
Property damage only
Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026

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On FMCSA's filing record

Liability (BIPD): $750,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticut
on record since Dec 30, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1999
Cargo filing: on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since Dec 30, 2008
Broker or forwarder bond: $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Oct 1, 2013

36 months to Nov 7, 2026

No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state

Michigan (HQ) 35

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Vehicle maintenance	14	7.10	No alert
Unsafe driving	10	0.88	No alert
Hours of service	1	0.10	No alert
Driver fitness	1	0.12	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

34 driver inspections · 22 vehicle inspections

These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.

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