AUTO TRUCK TRANSPORT USA LLC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
- Authority revoked 9 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
- Bond has changed hands 16 times across 5 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026256 inspections · 20 violations (3 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.3A1-TAOCVVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Tires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle
8
1× · sev 8
- 2393.11A1-CSURRVehicle Maintenance
Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 3390.21TB2-DOT
Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
2
2×
- 4390.21TB1-MC
Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed
2
2×
- 5393.9A-LILVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 6392.2-SLLS1
State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
1
1×
- 7392.2-SLL
State/Local Laws -
1
1×
- 8392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
1
1×
- 9390.21TC-MC
Required CMV marking(s) not legible from 50 feet while stationary due to improper size/location/color
1
1×
- 10392.2-SLLSIV
State/Local Laws - State insurance violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- SD6
- MT3
- TN2
- NY2
- PA2
- ID2
- CA2
- ND1
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 44% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit7× · 24%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 11%
- 392.2-SLLSWZState/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone1× · 5%
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other5× · 20%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation3× · 9%
- 392.2-SLLCPState/Local Laws - Operate a CMV while using a cellular phone1× · 5%
- 392.82DUMTDriver - Using a hand-held mobile telephone1× · 5%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 12% is under the 60% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8F1-HOSMHOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Time:1× · 59%
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed1× · 41%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 31% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.6× · 15%
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on5× · 10%
- 393.11A1-LBLLighting - Backup lamp missing1× · 4%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS3× · 11%
- 396.3A1-TAOCVTires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle1× · 6%
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit1× · 3%
- 393.45Brake tubing and hose adequacy1× · 3%
- 393.45PCBrake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit1× · 3%
- 396.5B-HWSLHubs - Wheel seal leaking1× · 1%
- 396.5-HLHubs - Leaking hub1× · 1%
- 392.2-SLLMFState/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective2× · 1%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
- 396.3A1-TAOCVTires - All others, in contact with a part of the vehicle · OOS
- 393.11A1-LBLLighting - Backup lamp missing
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
- 390.21TB2-DOT×2Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
- 390.21TB1-MC×2Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed
- 393.95FEmergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA91 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 61 more.
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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
15
Tow-away
15
Injury
7
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi210 drivers
- Company officer
- KEITH RENTZEL
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 883075889
- Registered since
- 1988-06-06
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-06-23
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 210 trucks · 210 owned tractors · 1 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 89 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
56 events- 06/23/2026MCS-150 update filed
18.5M mi reported (2025)
- 12/28/2023Insurance cancelled — RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY
CARGO · policy NHQ364595
- 12/19/2023Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ISA H25297660
- 12/01/2023Insurance filed — LM Insurance Corporation
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 016242659
- 12/01/2023Insurance ended — LM Insurance Corporation
policy 016242659
- 12/01/2023Insurance replaced — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
SURETY · policy 122289
- 04/01/2020Insurance replaced — GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy RAD9437771
- 04/01/2016Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy 0949-129
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
SURETY · policy MC188224
- 02/11/2012Insurance cancelled — WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 122289
- 04/01/2011Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 094-91-29
- 06/07/2010Insurance name changed — WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 122289
- 06/07/2010Insurance name changed — RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY
CARGO · policy NHQ355116
- 06/07/2010Insurance name changed — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 094-91-29
- 05/05/2010BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/04/2010)
- 05/05/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/11/2010)
- 05/05/2010COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/12/2010)
- 03/26/2010Insurance cancelled — WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 122289
- 03/24/2010Insurance cancelled — WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 6042121
- 03/12/2010PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
- 02/16/2010Insurance replaced — WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 6042121
- 02/11/2010Insurance replaced — WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 122289
- 02/11/2010Insurance cancelled — WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy S9000201
- 11/01/2009Insurance replaced — RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY
CARGO · policy NHQ355116
- 04/17/2009Insurance cancelled — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LMT H08246427
- 04/01/2009Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LMT H08246427
- 04/01/2009Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 094-91-29
- 03/23/2009COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/02/2009)
- 03/23/2009CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/02/2009)
- 01/23/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 1999-03-11
- Last review
- 1999-03-01
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-06-23
- Reported mileage
- 18,473,092 mi (2025)
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