Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2194306
EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC
DBA EXPLORATION SURVEYS
9 power unitsMIDLAND, TX
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power 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 15 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 9 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1414 yr active
since 2011Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC safe to work with?
Is EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC safe to load? EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC (USDOT 2194306) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in MIDLAND, TX, operating 9 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 14 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
ESEXPLORATION SURVEYS 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)
- 9
- 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
MIDLAND, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@dawson3d.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 424180USDOT 2357510USDOT 2857974
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 508 W WALL STREET STE 800, MIDLAND, TX, 79701
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (432) 684-3000
- Cell
- (432) 230-4118
- Fax
- (432) 684-3001
- parks@dawson3d.com
- Web domain
- dawson3d.com
Registration
- Officers
- Wayne Whitener · Steve Ezell
- USDOT / docket
- 2194306
- First registered
- 09/21/2011
- Last MCS-150
- 06/21/2017 · 55,975 mi (2014)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC's USDOT number?
EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC's USDOT number is 2194306.
Is EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC's fleet?
EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC operates 9 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC based?
EXPLORATION SURVEYS INC is based in MIDLAND, TX.