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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2213261· MC186295· CARRIER
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AMEX SHIPPING AGENT INC

201 BAY AVE, ELIZABETH, NJ, 07201(973) 491-0500
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
not required
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
100
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
No red flags in the public FMCSA record

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 06/18/2025
Authority
Active
3 past revocations
Registered
14 yrs
since 11/19/2011
  • Authority revoked 3 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 8 times across 4 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC186295

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
None
Contract
None
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
not required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84eff 06/18/2025
U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy 100967473
Authority history (7) ▾
05/23/2025BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/17/2025)
06/26/2024PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED
08/09/2022PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (06/20/2023)
04/29/2021BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
07/14/2016PROPERTY BROKERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (10/05/2021)
05/20/1988BROKERINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/05/1988)
12/13/1985PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED→ REVOKED (05/30/2006)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (7) ▾
  1. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 06/19/2024 → 06/19/2025
  2. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYReplaced
    SURETY · eff 06/19/2024 → 06/18/2025
  3. HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 08/01/2022 → 06/10/2023
  4. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 06/14/2016 → 09/29/2021
  5. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCancelled
    SURETY · eff 01/13/2005 → 05/12/2016
  6. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.Cancelled
    SURETY · eff 07/20/1988 → 05/24/2006
  7. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYReplaced
    SURETY · eff 10/01/2013 → 01/13/2005

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
0
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
—
Annual mileage
—
reported 0
Recordable crash rate
—
per million miles
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2011-11-19
Census status
Active

Fleet: 0 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares addresses with 1 other carrier — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

1
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Medium· 1
ARMEN TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 2796802Active· ELIZABETH, NJ
Medium
Mailing

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

16 events
  1. 06/19/2025Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy TCS26247

  2. 06/18/2025Insurance filed — U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 100967473

  3. 06/18/2025Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy TCS26247

  4. 05/23/2025BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/17/2025)

  5. 06/26/2024PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
  6. 06/10/2023Insurance cancelled — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 10139066

  7. 08/09/2022PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (06/20/2023)

  8. 09/29/2021Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 13BSBCF3117

  9. 04/29/2021BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)

  10. 07/14/2016PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (10/05/2021)

  11. 05/12/2016Insurance cancelled — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 13BSBCF3117

  12. 11/19/2011Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

  13. 05/24/2006Insurance cancelled — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY

  14. 01/13/2005Insurance replaced — HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 13BSBCF3117

  15. 05/20/1988BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/05/1988)

  16. 12/13/1985PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (05/30/2006)

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
0
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 11:41 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.