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KNIGHTS USA VAN LINES, INC.

DBA: AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING

DOT# 1977907 MC# 940017CARRIER
ACTIVE

Trust Score

45 / 100
D Poor

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 90
Insurance · 25% 100
Driver OOS rate is 1.7× the national average Potential chameleon carrier — linked to a carrier with safety concerns
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Potential Chameleon Carrier

This carrier shares strong identity signals with carriers that had safety concerns. This is a heuristic flag, not a confirmed finding.

high DOT# 1565984—May be a successor to DOT 1565984 (AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE, INC., inactive) which had safety concerns. Linked by: email, officer, phone
high DOT# 2359316—May be a successor to DOT 2359316 (MAJOR VAN LINES INC, inactive) which had safety concerns. Linked by: email, officer, phone

Overview

Address

5824 WALTRIP ST

HOUSTON, TX 77087

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Contact

Phone: (281) 345-2695

Email: misti@americanknightsmoving.com

Company Officers

APRIL AMSALEM

KOBY AMSALEM

Business Info

D&B #: 0

Fleet

20

Power Units

6

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Term Trucks14
Term Tractors6
Term Trailers6

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Dec 23, 2009

Common authority: Jan 22, 2016

Authority History (7)

Authority TypeActionDate
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJan 16, 2025 → Jan 22, 2025
HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDDec 23, 2024
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONApr 5, 2021 → Apr 9, 2021
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONDec 24, 2020 → Jan 20, 2021
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONFeb 27, 2017 → Mar 30, 2017
HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED → REVOKEDFeb 3, 2017 → May 9, 2023
HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDJan 22, 2016 → Jan 23, 2017

Cargo Types

Household Goods

Active Certifications

Household Goods

MCS-150

Last updated: Mar 19, 2026

Mileage: 250,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Related Companies

CompanyDOT#MC#LocationStatusLinked By
AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE, INC.1565984580469HOUSTON, TX INACTIVE
EmailDomainOfficerPhone
MAJOR VAN LINES INC2359316796948HOUSTON, TX INACTIVE
EmailDomainOfficerPhone
INDEPENDENT VAN LINES INC301130529252HOUSTON, TX INACTIVE
EmailDomainPhone
AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING OHIO2818276939550CLEVELAND, OH ACTIVE
EmailDomain

Recent Changes

Contacttelephone: → 2813452695Jul 20, 2026
Identitycompany officer 1: → APRIL AMSALEMJul 20, 2026
Contactemail: MISTI@AMERICANKNIGHTSMOVING.COM → misti@americanknightsmoving.comJun 15, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver38 inspections
10.5%
6.2%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle25 inspections
24.0%
22.8%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall38 inspections
23.7%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

1

Towaway

1

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving12
Driver Fitness2
Hours of Service23
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance36

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 37 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

37

Total

4

Driver OOS

5

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving5.035 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service1.239 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.322 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance4.7813 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

2 policies on file2 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
CARGO Active SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.SPP1828465—Jan 22, 2025—34
BIPD Active COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANYCIC1011964$750,000Jan 22, 2025—91X

Insurance History (15)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALCancelledTERM/CANCL$750,000Dec 20, 2024Feb 12, 2025
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Dec 20, 2024Jan 22, 2025
CARGO · F34HANOVER INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Mar 23, 2021Jan 22, 2025
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALCancelledCANCEL$750,000Jan 19, 2021May 19, 2023
BIPD · F91XPROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$750,000Nov 28, 2018Jan 20, 2021
CARGO · F34GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$750,000Nov 28, 2017May 2, 2021
CARGO · F34GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Nov 28, 2017Mar 23, 2021
BIPD · F91XSAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Nov 28, 2017Nov 28, 2018
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Mar 27, 2017Nov 28, 2017
CARGO · F34UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Jan 14, 2017Nov 28, 2017
CARGO · F34UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYName ChangedTERM/CANCL$750,000Jan 14, 2017Apr 3, 2017
CARGO · F34UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Jan 14, 2017Jan 14, 2017
CARGO · F34UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$750,000Jan 14, 2016Jan 14, 2017
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALReplacedTERM/REPL$750,000Nov 11, 2015Mar 27, 2017
BIPD · F91XPROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALName ChangedTERM/CANCL$750,000Nov 11, 2015Apr 3, 2017

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