Carrier profile · USDOT 4285236 · MC-1666506 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Api Auto Group LLC

1 power unitavg 7 yrNational · 19 statesRIVERSIDE, CA0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1666506 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

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Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average78.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average79.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo78.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo78.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

Denial of Access · ordered Mar 25, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

44 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 78.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 79.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

79.4% · 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 7.8 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 10

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈22.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 44
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈22.0 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 Driving64 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance44 · 19 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness20 · 19 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 10 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Geico Marine’25–’25

beyond this history

20252026now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Sep 2025	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

68.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

RIVERSIDE, CA

4152 LOCUST ST

Top corridor

TN ⇄ CA

TN 8 · MS 5 · FL 5

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: 11 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3097786 USDOT 4283164 USDOT 4512995 USDOT 4550986 USDOT 3419996 USDOT 4476927 USDOT 4518172 USDOT 3064762Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (35 trucks · 42 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 931563 USDOT 3097786 USDOT 3645798 USDOT 4283164 USDOT 4550986 USDOT 3516231 USDOT 4436542 USDOT 4440634

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4152 LOCUST ST, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92501
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (813) 492-4283
Email: apiautogroup@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Yudith Palacio Pena
USDOT / docket: 4285236 · MC-1666506
First registered: Aug 21, 2024
Last MCS-150: Aug 4, 2025 · 1 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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 API AUTO GROUP LLC.

API AUTO GROUP LLC (USDOT 4285236) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 78.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 44 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 4, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is API AUTO GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

API AUTO GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 4285236, and its motor carrier number is MC-1666506.

Is API AUTO GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, API AUTO GROUP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is API AUTO GROUP LLC's safety record?

API AUTO GROUP LLC has a 78.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).

How big is API AUTO GROUP LLC's fleet?

API AUTO GROUP LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is API AUTO GROUP LLC based?

API AUTO GROUP LLC is based in RIVERSIDE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 4285236
MC / Docket: MC-1666506
Officer: YUDITH PALACIO PENA
Address: 4152 LOCUST ST
RIVERSIDE, CA, 92501

At a glance

Federal out-of-service order

Active OOS on the FMCSA record — do not tender.

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 78.4%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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