AA REPO LLC

DBA: APPALACHIAN AUTO RECOVERY

AA REPO LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 32 power units and 20 drivers, based in Lexington, KY. Across 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 20.0% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC , and operating authority is on file.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jul 13, 2025
Review these
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 6.50% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 19.5% vs peer 15.4% Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file LOGISTEC/TTS RESIDENT AGENTS SERVICE Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — AA REPO LLC (USDOT 972705)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 6.50% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 19.5% vs peer 15.4%

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — LOGISTEC/TTS RESIDENT AGENTS SERVICE

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/972705/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 972705 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Conditional rated Company officer: HOLLIE CHARLES Company officer 2: JORDAN CHARLES Motor Vehicles Based in LEXINGTON, KY

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 6.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 19.5% vs peer median 15.4% (worse). n=30631 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 972705
In FMCSA records since Aug 14, 2001 (~25y)
Company officer HOLLIE CHARLES
Company officer 2 JORDAN CHARLES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Motor Vehicles
Fleet size 32 units
Drivers 20
Annual mileage 158,693 mi
Contact & address
Physical
351 UNITED COURTT
LEXINGTON, KY 40509
Mailing
351 UNITED COURT
LEXINGTON, KY 40509
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 972705
In FMCSA records since Aug 14, 2001 (~25y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 158,693 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 19.5% vs 23.4% -3.9 pts
Driver OOS Rate 6.5% vs 6.7% -0.2 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.60 vs 1.80 -1.20
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
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.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2014-01-29 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 5 0 0
Trailers 3 0 0
Trucks 27 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 75 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 45 45 0
OOS inspections 2 7 0
OOS percentage 4.44% 15.56%
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
32
Drivers
20
Inspections
75
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
19.5%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
5
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

APPALACHIAN AUTO RECOVERY had 45 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 20.0%, which is in line with the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

45 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in KY (37) and TN (5).

Violation profile

20.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (36.8% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 11 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 32 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 20 drivers; Ram, Dodge, and Ford are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 19.5% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

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

Compared against 30,631 ACTIVE carriers operating 16–48 power units (±50% of this carrier's 32 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
6.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 30,631 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +6.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
19.5%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.4%
Median across 30,631 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +4.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (32 months)

2023-10 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Kentucky (KY) 37 6 16.2% Sep 1, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 5 2 40.0% Mar 23, 2026
West Virginia (WV) 2 0 0.0% Dec 23, 2025
Iowa (IA) 1 1 100.0% Mar 9, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Ram 20
Ford 16
Dodge 13
Freightliner 11
Gator Trai 2
Great Dane 2
Peterbilt 2
Trailer 2
Unknown 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 0.27 0 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 4 1.06 1 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 9 2.15 2 Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (75 rows) View all 75 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88869447 Sep 1, 2026 KY 2
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.9B-LSLO, 393.9B-LTSO Yes
88694238 Aug 13, 2026 KY 1
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88221738 Jun 24, 2026 KY 1
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88029456 Jun 3, 2026 KY 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87688753 Apr 27, 2026 KY 2 MOREHEAD
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87659091 Apr 23, 2026 KY 3 MIDDLESBORO
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87636308 Apr 21, 2026 KY 3 BETSY LAYNE
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
87388584 Mar 23, 2026 TN 3 KINGSPORT TN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
87015858 Feb 11, 2026 KY 2 PIKEVILLE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86706497 Jan 5, 2026 KY 1 GEORGETOWN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 390.21TB1-MC No
86691671 Dec 23, 2025 WV 2 HOLDEN WV
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LCL No
86540646 Dec 11, 2025 KY 1 PRESTONSBURG
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86420798 Nov 26, 2025 KY 1 PRESTONSBURG
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86402392 Nov 21, 2025 KY 2 ALLEN CITY
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 393.75B-TF Yes
86254048 Nov 6, 2025 KY 1 LONDON
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTL No
86221462 Nov 3, 2025 KY 1 WINCHESTER
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86157192 Oct 27, 2025 KY 2 HINDMAN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86139902 Oct 23, 2025 KY 1 JENKINS
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
86129658 Oct 23, 2025 KY 1 JENKINS
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86129657 Oct 23, 2025 KY 1 JENKINS
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
86046680 Oct 13, 2025 KY 1 WHITESBURG
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
85800353 Sep 17, 2025 KY 1 ALLEN CITY
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85777590 Sep 15, 2025 KY 1 PRESTONSBURG
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
85747657 Sep 11, 2025 KY 2 PIKEVILLE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
2 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LSLI Yes
85449975 Aug 8, 2025 TN 1 KNOXVILLE TN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
Recent Crashes (5 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
KY0071372894 Nov 4, 2013 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0071350555 Sep 9, 2013 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
KY0070671508 Feb 23, 2009 KY 0 0 Yes No Tow
WV000010962A Sep 21, 2005 WV 0 0 Yes No Tow
KY0000994608 Jan 14, 2002 KY 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC852083 common N
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jan 29, 2014 MC852083-P Original MC Certificate Permit Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC 323058-014 91X $1,000,000 Jul 13, 2025 On file ACTIVE
CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC 323058-013 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2025 Aug 16, 2025 CANCELLED
CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC 323058-013 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2025 Jul 13, 2025 REPLACED
CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC 323058-000 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2024 Jul 13, 2025 REPLACED
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY MPP1029550-00 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2023 Jul 13, 2024 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP182506403 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2022 Jul 13, 2023 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP182506402 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2021 Jul 13, 2022 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP182506401 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2020 Jul 13, 2021 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP182506400 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2019 Jul 13, 2020 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1570028-00 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2018 Jul 13, 2019 REPLACED
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY WPP1570028-00 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2017 Jul 13, 2018 REPLACED
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY FLNCA011000060-00 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2016 Jul 13, 2017 CANCELLED
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION H9A2TP0000611-00 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2015 Jul 13, 2016 CANCELLED
LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS CAR215153-0114 BIPD/Primary Jul 13, 2014 Jul 13, 2015 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1392611 BIPD/Primary Mar 25, 2014 Jul 13, 2014 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1392611 BIPD/Primary Feb 27, 2014 Mar 25, 2014 REPLACED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CTO1392611 BIPD/Primary Jan 8, 2014 Feb 27, 2014 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 16, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC
  2. Jul 13, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC
  3. Jul 13, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CUMIS INSURANCE SOCIETY INC
  4. Jul 13, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Jul 13, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Jul 13, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jul 13, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jul 13, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jul 13, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jul 13, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jul 14, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  12. Jul 13, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jul 13, 2016
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
  14. Jul 11, 2016
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  15. Jul 14, 2015
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  16. Jul 13, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS
  17. Jul 16, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  18. Jul 13, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  19. Mar 25, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  20. Feb 27, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  21. Feb 18, 2014
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  22. Jan 29, 2014
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
PRESTONSBURG KY 7 2
PIKEVILLE KY 6 1
MOREHEAD KY 5 2
HINDMAN KY 4 1
JENKINS KY 4 0
LONDON KY 4 2
WINCHESTER KY 4 0
SHELBYVILLE KY 3 0
WHITESBURG KY 3 0
KNOXVILLE TN TN 3 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 11 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 9 6
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service Hours of Service 2 2
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
383.71(c) CDL Holder Failing To Apply Or Transfer With New State Of Domicile Within 30 Days Of Establishing His/Her New Domicile. Driver Fitness 1 0
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 1 1
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate Driver Fitness 1 0
392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV Unsafe Driving 1 0

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