AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
91 power units
130 drivers
3.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 58.3 / 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.
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 88 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 91 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 130 · 130
- Annual miles
- 3.5M ~38k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Apr 1, 2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Nov 6, 2025 (Address Change)
- Officers
- JESSICA BENTLEY · BRUCE SHIELDS
- Phone
- (865) 251-0828
- rbible@atcdriveaway.com
- Address
- 2210 Award Winning Way, Knoxville TN 37932
Cargo
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 4 people hurt in all
Inspections
88
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
3.2%
2 of 63 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
6.8%
6 of 88 driver inspections
Violations
37
9 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
37 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert16 · 3 out-of-serviceLights 8 · Wheels & hubs 3 · Other parts 5
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Unsafe driving No alert11 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 4 · Reckless / lane 3 · Phone use 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert8 · 4 out-of-serviceFalse log 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 2
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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-
Jun112026Jun 11, 2026 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr292026Apr 29, 2026 · CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr172026Apr 17, 2026 · WyomingProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar132026Mar 13, 2026 · ArizonaInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar62025Mar 6, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Dec22024Dec 2, 2024 · VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
3 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.on record since Apr 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2025
- Cargo filing
- on file · INDIANA INSURANCE CO. since Mar 15, 2001
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP since Oct 14, 2022
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: CANAL INSURANCE CO. → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (Apr 2026); CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. → CANAL INSURANCE CO. (Mar 2025); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. (Mar 2024)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Apr 18, 2024, replaced 331 days later); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 331 days without a liability filing (Apr 18, 2024 – Mar 15, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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
- Tennessee (HQ) 18
- California 8
- Georgia 6
- West Virginia 5
- Indiana 4
- Texas 4
- North Carolina 3
- Nevada 3
20% 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 | 11 | 0.64 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 11 | 0.85 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 8 | 0.49 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 2 | 0.35 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
88 driver inspections · 63 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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