Carrier profile · USDOT 3170105 · MC-117608 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Apollo Freight Systems Inc

130 power unitsavg 4.9 yrNational · 32 statesSUMMIT, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-117608 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

130Power units

130 observed · MCS-150

117Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(773) 453-8600 Email dispatchsafety@apollofreightsystems.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

20 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

130 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

302 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 109 vehicle and 302 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

293 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 18

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 130-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 130
Inspections · 24 mo: 302
Annualized: ≈151 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving132 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance59 · 45 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance32 · 5 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 3 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’18–’19

State National’19–’20

Ace Property’20–’24

Ms Transverse’24–now

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 130
Observed power (24 mo): 130
Trailers (towed): 117

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

78.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

302

TN busiest

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

Home base

SUMMIT, IL

5900 S ARCHER RD

Top corridor

TN ⇄ IL

TN 39 · LA 25 · IL 24

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 31 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1786774 USDOT 4025882 USDOT 21800 USDOT 3396106 USDOT 3423885 USDOT 2361425 USDOT 4448323 USDOT 4001115Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 51 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 264184 USDOT 3396106 USDOT 4057611 USDOT 3706 USDOT 1786774 USDOT 4025882 USDOT 3342671 USDOT 3373751

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

130

Observed (24 mo)

130

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5900 S ARCHER RD, SUMMIT, IL, 60501-1498
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (773) 453-8600
Fax: (773) 337-1484
Email: safety@apollofreightsystems.com
Web domain: apollofreightsystems.com

Registration

Officers: Nenad Duric · Ariana Crnjac
USDOT / docket: 3170105 · MC-117608
First registered: Aug 7, 2018
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 19,305,936 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

130

Power units

130

Drivers

130

CDL drivers

19,305,936

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 FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 3170105) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 302 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 109 vehicle-level and 302 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 130 power units and 130 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 3170105, and its motor carrier number is MC-117608.

Is APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 481 roadside inspections, with 20 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?

APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 130 power units and 130 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?

APOLLO FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in SUMMIT, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 32 states.

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