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AMERICAN FRESH TRANSPORT INC

LOS ANGELES, CA

AMERICAN FRESH TRANSPORT INC is a small fleet, operating 6 power units and 5 drivers, based in Los Angeles, CA. Across 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 15.8% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Canal Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Mar 29, 2026
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 2.80% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 21.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 CANAL INSURANCE CO. · BIPD/Primary Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC. Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — AMERICAN FRESH TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2160890)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 2.80% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 21.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — CANAL INSURANCE CO. · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2160890/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2160890 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: MAURO MENESES VELEZ Produce Cold Food Beverages Other Based in LOS ANGELES, CA

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 2.8% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 21.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=130883 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Fleet size changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +2 (4 → 6) · Jun 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

3 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

#1 A+ AGENTS OF PROCESS, INC.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2160890
In FMCSA records since Jun 6, 2011 (~15y)
MC / docket MC117247
Company officer MAURO MENESES VELEZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Produce, Cold Food, Beverages, Other
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 392,889 mi
Contact & address
Phone: +1 (323) 370-3029
Email: [email protected]
Physical
508 N BRANNICK AVE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90063-3302
Mailing
508 N BRANNICK AVE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90063
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2160890
In FMCSA records since Jun 6, 2011 (~15y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 392,889 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 21.7% vs 23.4% -1.7 pts
Driver OOS Rate 2.8% vs 6.7% -3.9 pts
Violations per Inspection 1.32 vs 1.80 -0.48
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-10-05 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 6 0 0
Trailers 5 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 58 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 38 38 0
OOS inspections 0 6 0
OOS percentage 0% 15.79% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
6
Drivers
5
Inspections
58
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
21.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

AMERICAN FRESH TRANSPORT INC had 38 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 15.8%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 6.0.

Inspection profile

38 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (27) and CO (4).

Violation profile

15.8% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (13.9% of violations); top code 396.17(c) (Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection) cited 9 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Great Dane, Freightliner, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 21.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 130,883 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
2.8%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,883 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +2.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
21.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,883 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +21.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Power Units 4 6
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 25, 2026 Jun 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (29 months)

2023-10 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
36 violations
5 OOS · 13.9%
Unsafe Driving
10 violations
Hours of Service
4 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 27 5 18.5% Sep 10, 2026
Colorado (CO) 4 0 0.0% Apr 14, 2026
Utah (UT) 2 0 0.0% Aug 11, 2025
Washington (WA) 2 0 0.0% May 20, 2026
Nevada (NV) 1 0 0.0% Jul 6, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 1 0 0.0% Nov 22, 2024
Oregon (OR) 1 1 100.0% Mar 28, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 35
Great Dane 28
Kenworth 14
Wabash National 9
Utility 6
Mctm 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 3 — 0.04 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 5.90 6 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 15 — 5.48 5 — Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (58 rows) View all 58 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88961230 Sep 10, 2026 CA 2 N/B SANTA NELLA PLATFORM SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP59773 · 1FUJGLD65FLGJ2522
7 393.11A1-CSLRR, 393.102C2-C, 392.2-SLLSR No
88802175 Aug 26, 2026 CA 3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP68172 · 1FUJGLD60FLGF6066
0 — No
88686709 Aug 12, 2026 CA 3 COTTONWOOD IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP68172 · 1FUJGLD60FLGF6066
0 — No
88334578 Jul 6, 2026 NV 3 SLOAN CHECKSITE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP68172 · 1FUJGLD60FLGF6066
0 — No
87912772 May 20, 2026 WA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP34435 · 3AKJHHDR3NSMZ2952
1 390.19TG No
87715228 Apr 27, 2026 CA 1 MT. PASS J.P.O.E. C.V.E.F.
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP59773 · 1FUJGLD65FLGJ2522
3 9A-LTSI, 47E, 48A-BMBCBD Yes
87588648 Apr 14, 2026 CO 3 DUMONT CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP68172 · 1FUJGLD60FLGF6066
0 — No
87480738 Apr 1, 2026 CA 2 GRAPEVINE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP87646 · 1XKAD49X1HJ161614
0 — No
87326014 Mar 16, 2026 CA 2 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP87646 · 1XKAD49X1HJ161614
0 — No
87194035 Mar 3, 2026 CA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP93096 · 1FUJGLDR1JLJZ8638
1 392.82DUMT No
87186492 Feb 26, 2026 CA 2 CAJON SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP59773 · 1FUJGLD65FLGJ2522
3 392.2-SLLED, 392.2-SLLEWA1, 392.2-SLLEQP No
87036128 Feb 8, 2026 CA 1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP87646 · 1XKAD49X1HJ161614
5 396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E, 393.53B-B Yes
87035071 Feb 8, 2026 CA 1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP87646 · 1XKAD49X1HJ161614
0 — No
86950562 Jan 31, 2026 CA 1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP68172 · 1FUJGLD60FLGF6066
2 393.47F-B, 393.53B-B No
86908375 Jan 26, 2026 CA 1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP34435 · 3AKJHHDR3NSMZ2952
3 396.3A1-BOS, 396.3A1-BALAC Yes
86908143 Jan 26, 2026 CA 1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP34435 · 3AKJHHDR3NSMZ2952
0 — No
86846256 Jan 17, 2026 CA 1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP87646 · 1XKAD49X1HJ161614
2 393.47E, 393.53B-B No
86675146 Dec 29, 2025 WA 1 GRANDVIEW WA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP34435 · 3AKJHHDR3NSMZ2952
1 393.45D-B No
86672459 Dec 24, 2025 CA 3 ca-mt.-pass-if
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP34435 · 3AKJHHDR3NSMZ2952
1 — No
86500305 Dec 5, 2025 CO 3 LOMA CO
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP59773 · 1FUJGLD65FLGJ2522
0 — No
86173424 Oct 28, 2025 CA 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP68172 · 1FUJGLD60FLGF6066
1 393.100B-C Yes
85783594 Sep 14, 2025 CA 3 DESERT HILLS IF
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP87646 · 1XKAD49X1HJ161614
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEQP No
85716431 Sep 5, 2025 CA 3 COTTONWOOD IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP93096 · 1FUJGLDR1JLJZ8638
0 — No
85497399 Aug 11, 2025 CA 2 MOUNTAIN PASS
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP59773 · 1FUJGLD65FLGJ2522
1 392.2-SLLED No
85488044 Aug 11, 2025 UT 3 BRIGHAM CITY UT
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
CA ZP34435 · 3AKJHHDR3NSMZ2952
0 — No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC117247
Active
Granted Oct 5, 2018
View full authority record →
common
MC117247
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 26, 2024 MC117247-C Daily Register Reinstatement Daily Register →
Mar 11, 2021 MC117247 Name Change Revocation Metadata only
Oct 5, 2018 MC117247-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (13 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT8893188724 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Mar 29, 2026 On file ACTIVE
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT8893188724 91X $750,000 Mar 29, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Canal Insurance Company CT8893188724 BMC-91X — Mar 29, 2026 On file ACTIVE
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSATCA-0000894-01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2025 Mar 29, 2026 CANCELLED
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSATCA-0000894-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2024 Mar 29, 2024 REPLACED
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TSATCA-0000894-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2024 Mar 29, 2025 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0004125-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2023 Mar 29, 2024 CANCELLED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QCAD-106692-01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2022 Mar 29, 2023 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0000931-01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2021 Mar 29, 2022 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KYL-0000931-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2020 Mar 29, 2021 CANCELLED
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY LZK-0001382-00 BIPD/Primary — Mar 29, 2019 Mar 29, 2020 CANCELLED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QCAD-99547-01 BIPD/Primary — Mar 26, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 REPLACED
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA 8219379 BIPD/Primary — Oct 1, 2018 Mar 26, 2019 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Mar 29, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Mar 26, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Mar 29, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Mar 21, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Mar 29, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 29, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Mar 26, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Mar 29, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Mar 27, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Mar 29, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Mar 29, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Mar 29, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Mar 18, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  14. Mar 29, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Mar 26, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Mar 29, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Mar 26, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  18. Oct 5, 2018
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
DUNSMUIR GRADE IF CA 11 2
COTTONWOOD IF CA 3 0
LOMA CO CO 3 0
DUMONT CO CO 2 0
BRIGHAM CITY UT UT 2 0
FLAGSTAFF AZ AZ 1 0
INTERSTATE 40 AZ 1 1
CAJON SCALES CA 1 0
CASTAIC CVEF CA 1 0
CASTAIC IF CA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 9 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 5 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 5 2
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD Hours of Service 4 0
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids Hours of Service 2 0
395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes Hours of Service 2 0

Related Records

California carriers Los Angeles carriers CANAL INSURANCE CO. Canal Insurance Company 58 inspections
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