Carrier profile · USDOT 3343091 · MC-1175820 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BUOYANT ENERGY LLC

115 power unitsavg 12.7 yrLocal · 2 statesMIDLAND, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1175820 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

115Power units

75 observed · MCS-150

71Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(432) 924-7072 Email dispatchKERRI@BUOYANTENERGY.NET

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

115 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

125 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 40.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 122 vehicle and 125 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

43.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 8.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 12

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 115-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 115
Inspections · 24 mo: 125
Annualized: ≈63 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance166 · 9 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance133 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving71 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance56 · 38 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance40 · 9 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance39 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance39 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance38 · 13 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Trisura Specialty’20–’23

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2022

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2023	$750K	7

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 115
Observed power (24 mo): 75
Trailers (towed): 71

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

18.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

125

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MIDLAND, TX

3117 E CR 120

Top corridor

TX 124 · NM 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2160188 USDOT 2886831 USDOT 4018779Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2160188 USDOT 115179 USDOT 1982023 USDOT 3037068 USDOT 1878555 USDOT 2849699 USDOT 2193660 USDOT 3639573

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jesus baeza — 2 carriers: USDOT 1589624

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

115

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3117 E CR 120, MIDLAND, TX, 79706
Mailing address: PO BOX 50414, MIDLAND, TX, 79710
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (432) 924-7072
Email: kerri@buoyantenergy.net
Web domain: buoyantenergy.net

Registration

Officer: Jesus Baeza
USDOT / docket: 3343091 · MC-1175820
First registered: Oct 6, 2019
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 900,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 25, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 2.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

115

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

900,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BUOYANT ENERGY LLC.

BUOYANT ENERGY LLC (USDOT 3343091) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 16, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 125 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 122 vehicle-level and 125 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 115 power units and 86 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 25, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BUOYANT ENERGY LLC's USDOT number?

BUOYANT ENERGY LLC's USDOT number is 3343091, and its motor carrier number is MC-1175820.

Is BUOYANT ENERGY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BUOYANT ENERGY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BUOYANT ENERGY LLC's safety record?

BUOYANT ENERGY LLC has a 40.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 178 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).