American Transport Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
42 years (granted 1984)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
7 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
American Transport Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier+broker
Physical address
6701 Melton Road, Gary, IN 46403
Phone
(219) 939-3000
Power units
28
Drivers
28
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC174031
Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓
Authority history
- Granted — Property Broker
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/21/2010 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/26/2010
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 06/21/2010 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 07/26/2010
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 12/07/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/09/2007
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/07/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/09/2007
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 7 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
14.3%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 7 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
elainepaulan@steeltransportinc.com — company domain
Domain age
steeltransportinc.com registered 2001-01-04 (26 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IN 02/2026 · IN 02/2024 · IL 02/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 30, 2026 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 2, 2025 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 15, 2024 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 12, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 13, 2023 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 30, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 7 of 7 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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