THE APODACA GROUP LOGISTICS INC

DOT# 2844698 MC# 953494 Knoxville, TN Authorized For-Hire
(865) 247-7827 jordan.keen@theapodacagroup.com 4610 Papermill Drive, Knoxville TN 37909
32 tractors 46 drivers 3.6M mi/yr · ~111k per unit
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
10 yrs history · 27 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
32
Drivers · CDL
46 · 46
Annual miles
3.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 23 9 0 32
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
02-03-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-08-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAMES APODACA
Officer
JORDAN C. LOGAN KEEN

Cargo

59.8
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not enough record to grade yet.

27 inspections and 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.54×–1.69×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.1 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (32 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 3 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.1 a year. The grade counts 5 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.51×, out-of-service orders 0.58× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.75× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    3 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 10 of 22 violations (45%). Brake or light defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
27
48% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
20.0%
4 of 20
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 27
National avg 6.7%
Violations
22
3 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Tennessee (about 38 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.029
Inspections 0.69 1.11
Violations 0.34 0.77
Critical violations 0.03 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

22 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    18 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 10 · Lights 4 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jun
    22
    2026
    Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    21
    2025
    Utah
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted.
  • Jan
    23
    2025
    Nevada
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Nov
    9
    2024
    Arizona
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$2,000,000 · Old Republic Insurance Company
on record since Feb 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2016
Cargo filing
on file · The Hanover Insurance Company since May 16, 2026
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 18, 2016)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Arizona 9
  • Utah 7
  • California 5
  • Nevada 3
  • Tennessee (HQ) 2
  • Mississippi 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 27 inspections were in Tennessee.