Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1147808
DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC
2 power unitsNEW IBERIA, LA
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2323 yr active
since 2003Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC safe to work with?
Is DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC safe to load? DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC (USDOT 1147808) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in NEW IBERIA, LA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 23 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DEDOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NEW IBERIA, LA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
david knight — 18 carriers: USDOT 1112288USDOT 1266256USDOT 1400816USDOT 1406690USDOT 1528684USDOT 1688222USDOT 1697474USDOT 1744776
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4104 HIGHWAY 90 WEST, NEW IBERIA, LA, 70560
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (888) 690-7098
- Cell
- (337) 298-7500
- Fax
- (337) 364-0102
- Web domain
- dolphinequip.com
Registration
- Officers
- David Knight · Cindy Barras
- USDOT / docket
- 1147808
- First registered
- 07/03/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 01/05/2012 · 66,700 mi (2011)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- 808130769
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC's USDOT number?
DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC's USDOT number is 1147808.
Is DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC's fleet?
DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC based?
DOLPHIN ENERGY EQUIPMENT INC is based in NEW IBERIA, LA.