CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2367908· MC1143597· CARRIER· EIN 45-4966721
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Legal: AMERICAN TRAILER COMPANY LLC

5080 BUSINESS ROUTE 220, BEDFORD, PA, 15522(814) 623-6339dennis@americantrailerllc.comDENNIS GARDNER
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
revocation pending
Insurance
No active filing
$1M required — verify
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
3 flags
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on fileAuthority revocation pendingPossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national average

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.

Authority & insurance

MC1143597

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

Authority revocation pending No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (2) ▾
10/08/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/22/2025)
10/15/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history1 insurer on record
Filing timeline (2) ▾
  1. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/04/2025 → 05/11/2026
  2. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/29/2020 → 11/04/2025

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.

Vehicle2 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver5 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

5 inspections · 17 violations (1 OOS) · 20% of inspections had an OOS finding.

5
Inspections
17
Violations
1
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • PA2
  • IA1
  • AZ1
  • NM1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 50% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse
1
Inspections
6
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 67%Hours-of-Service Compliance 33%
Focus here first
1Other
4 violations · 67% of recent
  • 390.21TB2-DOTOperate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
  • 390.21TB3-OPERBYOperating a CMV without the words Operated By when required
  • 392.2-SLLIFTAState/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
2Hours-of-Service Compliance
2 violations · 33% of recent
  • 395.24C2III-ELDSDNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.
  • 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
17
Violations
1
Out-of-service
49
CSA points
0
Crashes
4
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

7 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 trailer 2 truck 2 incomplete vehicle
2001 CREEKSIDE WELDING & JAMAR TRAILERSseen 2×
1C9BD22221B894199· PT180K2 PA
2015 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGLD5XFSFN3110· L138255 AZ
2012 DODGE Ram Chassis Cab
3C7WDLBL1CG103891· ZHD6548 PA
2019 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13N2532C6K1532039· V1A7J1 AZ
2022 RAM 4500
3C7WRLAL9NG329831· ZNE5154 PA
2005 INTERNATIONAL 9400i
2HSCNAPR45C183550· L206092 AZ
2018 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
1TKB05329JY084950· PT927L6 PA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
6
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
4 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
DENNIS GARDNER
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2013-01-05
Last MCS-150 update
2024-10-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 6 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers.

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

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares phone numbers, officers or emails with 10 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

10
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
9
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: DENNIS GARDNER (USDOT 1659587, registered 2007) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 9
1
D & D HAULING LLC
USDOT 3344160Inactive· MCCOMB, MS
Strong
Officer
2
D D & D LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 2838431Active· LYNCHBURG, VA
Strong
Officer
3
DENNIS GARDNER
USDOT 1659587Inactive· OCEAN PARK, WA
Strong
Officer
4
DENNIS GARDNER
USDOT 2978507Active· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
5
DENNIS GARDNER
USDOT 717172Inactive· LEOLA, PA
Strong
Officer
6
GARDNER GRADING LLC
USDOT 4244647Active· MASON, MI
Strong
Officer
7
GARDNER MOWING
USDOT 1548826Active· CROSWELL, MI
Strong
Officer
8
IOWA FAMILY FARMS TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 2314870Active· NEWTON, IA
Strong
Officer
9
STEELMAN TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 4494457Active· FLAGSTAFF, AZ
Strong
OfficerEmail

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

6 events
  1. 05/11/2026Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA02707798

  2. 11/04/2025Insurance cancelled — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA02707798

  3. 10/08/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/22/2025)

  4. 10/17/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2023)

  5. 10/15/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  6. 01/05/2013Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
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Rated
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Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-10-17
Reported mileage
20,000 mi (2023)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 11:48 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.