AMERICAN TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC
170 power units
170 drivers
8.1M mi/yr
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FRED Score 74.9 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
10 yrs history · 175 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
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 170 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 170 · 170
- Annual miles
- 8.1M ~48k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 170 | 0 | 170 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Dec 9, 2016 (10 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 26, 2026
- Officers
- AMANDA BRADLEY · JOHN WHITTAKER
- Phone
- (866) 286-2695
- abradley@ship-ats.com
- Address
- 1974 Carolina Place Dr Suite 216E, Fort Mille SC 29708
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsFarm SuppliesConstructionChemicals
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 8 people hurt in all
Inspections
175
44% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.3%
27 of 67 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.1%
2 of 175 driver inspections
Violations
223
37 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
223 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert148 · 35 out-of-serviceLights 76 · Brakes 21 · Tires 13 · Cargo securement 7 · Steering & suspension 2 · 29 more
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Unsafe driving No alert56 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 33 · Seat belt 9 · Speeding 9 · Phone use 2 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · Over hours limit 6 · False log 2
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 2 · No valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug182026Aug 18, 2026 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jun192026Jun 19, 2026 · GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun82026Jun 8, 2026 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr162026Apr 16, 2026 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Oct282025Oct 28, 2025 · South CarolinaInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May202025May 20, 2025 · South CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar202025Mar 20, 2025 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec232024Dec 23, 2024 · GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
5 of the 8 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · American Inter-Fidelity Exchangeon record since Nov 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2017
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: MS Transverse Insurance Company → American Inter-Fidelity Exchange (Nov 2026); FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY → MS Transverse Insurance Company (Nov 2025); INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Nov 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- South Carolina (HQ) 71
- Georgia 53
- Alabama 13
- Florida 7
- North Carolina 7
- Tennessee 5
- Texas 5
- New Mexico 3
41% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 51 | 9.60 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 47 | 3.84 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 12 | 0.41 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.09 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
175 driver inspections · 67 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 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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