AMERICAN COURIER CORPORATION
Risk factors
Low 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202630 inspections · 14 violations (1 OOS) · 3% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 2393.55D2-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.
4
1× · sev 4
- 3393.45D-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
4
1× · sev 4
- 4392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
3
1× · sev 3
- 5396.5B-LVehicle Maintenance
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
3
1× · sev 3
- 6393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2
1× · sev 2
- 7392.2-SLLTL
State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
1
1×
- 8390.21TC-MC
Required CMV marking(s) not legible from 50 feet while stationary due to improper size/location/color
1
1×
- 9393.60C
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
1
1×
- 10392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- CO24
- NM6
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.
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% 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
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.
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 NHTSA39 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 9 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
4
Tow-away
4
Injury
2
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi4 drivers
- Intrastate · 100+ mi15 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi48 drivers
- Company officer
- GARY HAMILTON
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 803552488
- Registered since
- 1991-09-24
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-10
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 29 trucks · 5 owned tractors · 24 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, officers or emails with 34 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
20 events- 03/10/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2025)
- 07/15/2020Insurance cancelled — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5R97994
- 06/21/2020Insurance filed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BAP 3959052
- 06/21/2020Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5R97994
- 06/18/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/23/2020)
- 09/03/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/11/2019)
- 08/25/2019Insurance cancelled — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5E97994
- 06/21/2019Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5E97994
- 01/04/2019Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 4E75135
- 08/05/2014Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 3E01194
- 11/01/2010Insurance filed — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy ILM0702156
- 11/01/2010Insurance replaced — HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy CI 1M2462
- 04/11/2008Insurance cancelled — HANOVER INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy IHC8629327
- 02/28/2008Insurance replaced — HANOVER INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy IHC8629327
- 11/16/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/18/2005)
- 06/21/2004Insurance cancelled — ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD · policy 050199591
- 05/25/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/17/2004)
- 06/21/2000Insurance replaced — ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD · policy 050 199 591
- 02/10/1992MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 09/24/1991Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
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
- Safety audit
- Rated
- 1993-01-29
- Last review
- 1992-12-15
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-10
- Reported mileage
- 315,487 mi (2025)
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