Carrier profile · USDOT 1124581 · MC-932604 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

American Petroleum Carriers LLC

DBA APC

16 power unitsavg 5.3 yrMulti-region · 12 statesMCALLEN, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-932604 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

2011–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 212-5484 Email dispatchmaxx405@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.1% 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

75 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 57 vehicle and 75 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.1% · 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 23.3 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

75 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 8

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

≈2.3 / 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: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 75
Annualized: ≈38 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 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: 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 · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Liability’15–’16

Sentry Select’17–’25

2015201820212024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2025	$750K	4
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Nov 2016 → Nov 2016	$750K	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Nov 2015 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2015 → Nov 2015	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 51

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

84.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

MCALLEN, TX

3601 N WARE RD

Top corridor

TX 48 · TN 12 · LA 3

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: 12 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 994751 USDOT 3084850 USDOT 3693862 USDOT 2455646 USDOT 3402095 USDOT 604671 USDOT 2020332 USDOT 822809Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (44 trucks · 42 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1280389 USDOT 1350650 USDOT 2447112 USDOT 2519057 USDOT 558899 USDOT 2020332 USDOT 3227596 USDOT 994751

Shares a company officer with other carriers

luis trevino — 5 carriers: USDOT 2043942 USDOT 2396593 USDOT 2622311 USDOT 3923818

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: 3601 N WARE RD, MCALLEN, TX, 78504
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 212-5484
Fax: (956) 627-2136
Email: maxx405@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Luis Trevino
USDOT / docket: 1124581 · MC-932604
First registered: May 1, 2003
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 2,778,385 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,778,385

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 AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC.

AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 1124581) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 6, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 75 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 57 vehicle-level and 75 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 1124581, and its motor carrier number is MC-932604.

Is AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC has a 28.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 113 roadside inspections, with 2 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 AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC's fleet?

AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC operates 16 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC based?

AMERICAN PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC is based in MCALLEN, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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