Carrier profile · USDOT 621119 · MC-318248 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Apollo Express Inc

18 power unitsavg 7.4 yrRegional · 6 statesSAINT CHARLES, MO80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-318248 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2004–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(314) 344-0333 Email dispatchjuliel@apollo-express.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes6 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2004–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

42.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 40.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’03–’06

Auto Owners’06–’16

Great West’16–’19

Northland’19–’25

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Apr 2025	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2025	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2016 → Mar 2019	$1M	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2016	$1M	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Apr 2006	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1998 → Mar 2000	$1M	2
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1997 → Mar 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 12

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

56.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SAINT CHARLES, MO

121 FOUNTAIN LAKES INDUSTRIAL DRIVE

Top corridor

MO 8 · IL 6 · IN 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1389230 USDOT 3693468 USDOT 3602617 USDOT 4095956 USDOT 52767 USDOT 3621778 USDOT 3470477 USDOT 2447912

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@apollo-express.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1182881 USDOT 1239022

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 121 FOUNTAIN LAKES INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, SAINT CHARLES, MO, 63301
Mailing address: 121 FOUNTAIN LAKES INDUSTRIAL, SAINT CHARLES, MO, 63301
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (314) 344-0333
Fax: (314) 344-3308
Email: juliel@apollo-express.com
Web domain: apollo-express.com

Registration

Officers: Julie Lunsford · Dave Hauk
USDOT / docket: 621119 · MC-318248
First registered: Nov 17, 1995
Last MCS-150: Jan 6, 2026 · 1,197,335 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 15, 2012
D-U-N-S: 7132801

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,197,335

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for APOLLO EXPRESS INC.

APOLLO EXPRESS INC (USDOT 621119) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 15, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is APOLLO EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

APOLLO EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 621119, and its motor carrier number is MC-318248.

Is APOLLO EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, APOLLO EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is APOLLO EXPRESS INC's safety record?

APOLLO EXPRESS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is APOLLO EXPRESS INC's fleet?

APOLLO EXPRESS INC operates 18 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is APOLLO EXPRESS INC based?

APOLLO EXPRESS INC is based in SAINT CHARLES, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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