AMERICAN TRANSIT INC
AMERICAN TRANSIT INC (USDOT 979671, MC959710) is a intrastate motor carrier based in CARTERET, NJ, operating a fleet of 18 power units. FMCSA shows operating authority as active for Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods), granted 2024-08-15. The insurance file carries a $1,000,000 BMC-91X filing from Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc, effective 2025-08-09. A suspension order has been served against this operating authority. These figures are read from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance and SAFER on 2026-09-23; MC Sentry reports what is on file and does not rate or recommend carriers.
Operating authority
| Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) | Active REINSTATED |
Authority status and insurance status are separate FMCSA files and are not updated together. An active authority record is not a statement that insurance is on file — how long that gap usually lasts.
Insurance on file
| Type | Coverage | Insurer | Policy | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIPD liability | $1,000,000 | Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc | PC25081389 | On file, effective |
Federal minimum for general freight property carriers is $750,000 BIPD. What each filing code means. Cargo coverage is not shown here — why the federal record cannot tell you if your freight is covered.
Recent activity
| Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice | |
| BIPD/Primary policy PC24081168 cancelled by insurer (PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC) | |
| BIPD/Primary policy PC24081168 cancelled by insurer (PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC) | |
| Operating authority active — REINSTATED | |
| BIPD/Primary policy ACP02900004521 cancelled by insurer (STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA) |
4 earlier filing changes on record, back to 2017-03-16. Totals are summarised under Filing history analysis.
Registration on file
| Entity status | Active |
| Operation | Intrastate Non-Hazmat |
| Classification | AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE |
| Power units | 18 |
| Trucks | 0 |
| Phone | 8482090000 |
Filing history analysis
- Operating authority on record since 2024-08-15 — 2 years.
- 7 insurance cancellations on record, most recently 2025-08-09.
- 2 suspension or revocation orders served by FMCSA, most recently 2026-07-10.
- Current primary filing: $1,000,000 with Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc, on file since 2025-08-09 — $250,000 above the federal minimum.
- 18 power units — a mid-size fleet, larger than 89% of carriers in the FMCSA census.