Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 85431 · MC-60109
APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC
5 power unitsPHILADELPHIA, PA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-60109 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 85431, MC-60109) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in PHILADELPHIA, PA, operating 5 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ATAPPLE TRANSPORTATION INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Tig · 93–96
Transguard America · 97–11
19932011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. | Jun 1997 → Apr 2011 | $750k | 3 |
| RELIANCE INSURANCE CO/UNITED PACIFIC INSURANC | Jun 1996 → Jun 1997 | $750k | 1 |
| TIG INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1993 → Apr 1996 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
edward johnson — 51 carriers: USDOT 692948USDOT 857925USDOT 882927USDOT 916899USDOT 962093USDOT 987221USDOT 1040512USDOT 1136515
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 963 S 53RD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19143-3233
- Mailing address
- 963 S 53RD STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19143-3233
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (215) 476-4400
- Fax
- (215) 476-2858
- bjapple@aol.com
Registration
- Officers
- Edward Johnson · David Johnson
- USDOT / docket
- 85431 · MC-60109
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 04/08/2010 · 2,000 mi (2004)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 2597458
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 85431, and its motor carrier number is MC-60109.
Is APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC based?
APPLE TRANSPORTATION INC is based in PHILADELPHIA, PA.