APEX DRILLING SERVICE LLC

APEX DRILLING SERVICE LLC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Homer Glen, IL. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — APEX DRILLING SERVICE LLC (USDOT 5533230)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/5533230/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 5533230 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: lori shelton Construction Other (DRILLING MACHINERY) Based in HOMER GLEN, IL

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233820 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Clear to review.

  • Power Units +1 (0 → 1) · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +1 (0 → 1) · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street — → 16064 S MESSENGER CIR · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Out of Service — → No · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Status — → ACTIVE · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Legal Name — → APEX DRILLING SERVICE LLC · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical city — → HOMER GLEN · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical state — → IL · Jul 14, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 5533230
In FMCSA records since Jul 10, 2026
Company officer lori shelton
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Construction, Other (DRILLING MACHINERY)
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Contact & address
Physical
16064 S MESSENGER CIR
HOMER GLEN, IL
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 5533230
In FMCSA records since Jul 10, 2026
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 2 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
2
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

APEX DRILLING SERVICE LLC had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 0.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IL (1) and IN (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,820 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,820 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 233,820 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 8 tracked changes on record. · 1 status change · 1 driver-count change · 3 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 16064 S MESSENGER CIR
      Seen 37 times · first Jul 14, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Out of Service No
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Status ACTIVE
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Legal Name APEX DRILLING SERVICE LLC
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical city HOMER GLEN
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Physical state IL
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Drivers 1
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 1
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jul 14, 2026 Jul 14, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2026-07 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Jul 29, 2026
Indiana (IN) 1 0 0.0% Sep 15, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (2 rows) View all 2 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89019554 Sep 15, 2026 IN 3 PORTAGE IN
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 392.2-SLLSR, 390.17, 392.2-SLLS4 No
88565734 Jul 29, 2026 IL 1
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLEWA2 No
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
PORTAGE IN IN 1 0

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