ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM CARRIERS INC
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 234
- Drivers · CDL
- 203 · 203
- Annual miles
- 14.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 234 | 0 | 234 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (01-05-1988) · 38 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 03-02-2026 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- David Royster
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Aug 12, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 128 of 329 violations (39%). Brake or light defects led to 35 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Hazmat violations36 hazmat violations, 10 out of service.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Dangerous driving: 3
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High speeding: 6
Track record
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in South Carolina (about 235 in 24 months would be typical).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
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| Crashes | 0.034 | 0.023 |
| Inspections | 1.60 | 0.77 |
| Violations | 0.70 | 0.33 |
| Critical violations | 0.13 | 0.07 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
329 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert255 · 73 OOSBrakes 128 · Lights 45 · Steering & suspension 20 · Tires 19 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 34 more
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Unsafe driving No alert30 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 15 · Seat belt 7 · Speeding 7 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert8 · 0 OOSNo log 6 · False log 1 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat36 · 10 OOS
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 months-
Sep82026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul212026FloridaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul142026North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun22026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDawn.
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May62026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight.
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Feb262026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb42026South CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan182026GeorgiaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug122025North CarolinaFatal · 1 deathWater(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.In the newsHarnett County car crashABC11 Raleigh-Durham (WTVD) · Aug 13, 2025
Why this link: FMCSA crash report NC0108207516 (NC State Highway Patrol) lists ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM CARRIERS INC’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM CARRIERS INC and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?
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Apr42025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr22025FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Hazmat released.
About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.
9 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 18 crashes was fatal.
2 of the 18 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 18 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026- Liability (BIPD)
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primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · Great West Casualty Coon record since Jun 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2015
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Greenwich Insurance Company → Great West Casualty Co (Jun 2026)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Aug 28, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- FMCSA notice served Jul 29, 2026 (suspension effective Aug 28, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 19, 1990)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
44 filings and 19 authority events since 1978 · FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jul 29, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Aug 28, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 11, 2026FMCSA suspension notice for the operating authority, effective Jul 11, 2026the authority stayed activeFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2026Great West Casualty CompanyLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2026Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2024Greenwich Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 28, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect27 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2022XL Specialty insurance CoLiability (excess) · $4,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jul 11, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect49 months in forceFMCSA's new system
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Jun 1, 2022XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jun 28, 2024 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 24, 2022cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $4,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 3, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2021ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 14, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 8, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $5,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability (excess) · $2,000,000 over $3,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $2,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jun 30, 2022 came after the replacement; 24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2020ARCH INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $1,000,000 over $1,000,000 · ended Jun 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 27, 2020opened after UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2019UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jun 1, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2017UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jun 1, 2019 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 5, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 8, 2017opened after PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 1, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2015PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability bond (BMC-82) · ended Jun 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 2, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 4, 2014opened after HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 13, 2014)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2014PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Cargo bond (BMC-83) · ended Jun 1, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 1, 2014PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $2,000,000 · ended Jun 20, 2014 · cancellation notice took effecta cancellation notice effective Jul 3, 2015 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- South Carolina (HQ) 274
- North Carolina 100
- Georgia 66
- Alabama 21
- Florida 21
- Federal inspectors 12
- Tennessee 8
- Virginia 5
53% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (234 power units: 234 filed, 201 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 234 power units this active to have about 8.9 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 25 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 8.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 8.6 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 29, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 29, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 25, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 23, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 2 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 22, 2024 · SC · level 1 · 2 vehicle OOS · 4 violations
- Out-of-service inspection Oct 3, 2024 · SC · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 1 violation
- 23 further inspections with no out-of-service result
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 29 | 0.92 | |
| HOS Compliance | 6 | 0.04 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 139 | 2.74 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-25 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.