Carrier profile · USDOT 3356502 · MC-1074066 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Darkhorse Energy Services LLC

12 power unitsavg 13.5 yrLocal · 1 statesODESSA, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1074066 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 908-7101 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.7% vs the 6.7% national average.

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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1999–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

45 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 50.00% on 30 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 16.6 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Maintenance48 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving26 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 12 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

Arch’21–’23

National Liability’23–’26

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ASCOT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Sep 2023 → Jan 2026	$750K	4
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Sep 2023	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2020 → Aug 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

65.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 31 inspections

Home base

ODESSA, TX

1125 S SAULSBURY AVE

Most inspections: TX

31 inspections

TX 31

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2388375 USDOT 3569121 USDOT 3463447 USDOT 3905452 USDOT 3056909 USDOT 1014981 USDOT 3989910

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1125 S SAULSBURY AVE, ODESSA, TX, 79766
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (281) 908-7101
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: dhenergyservices.com

Registration

Officers: Dustin Miles Zeigenbein · Juan Lucas Castillo
USDOT / docket: 3356502 · MC-1074066
First registered: Nov 11, 2019
Last MCS-150: Nov 26, 2025 · 341,843 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

341,843

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

15 of 30 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

191violation records

26OOS-tagged records

15 of 30inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

6322%14 / 63

Lights

400%0 / 40

Brakes

385%2 / 38

Other / unclassified

2631%8 / 26

Unsafe driving

234%1 / 23

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%

15%

30%

100%Nov 24 to May 255 / 5

38%May 25 to Nov 255 / 13

20%Nov 25 to May 261 / 5

57%May 26 to Nov 264 / 7

Top 3 codes (34 of 191 records)

393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)12
393.9 Inoperative required lamps12
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)10

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392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)8
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehicles6
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing6
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing5
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection5
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed5
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
393.48A Brakes inoperative4
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)4
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps4
172.203K Other violation3
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.207A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
999 Other violation3
172.201D Other violation2
172.302A Other violation2
172.600C Other violation2
172.602A Other violation2
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9B-LSLO Inoperative required lamps2
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
172.200A-HMSPS Other violation1
172.202A2 Other violation1
172.202B Other violation1
172.303A Other violation1
172.332A Other violation1
172.400A Other violation1
172.502A1 Other violation1
172.504A Other violation1
173.33A Other violation1
177.817A Other violation1
177.817E Other violation1
177.834J Other violation1
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.5A3 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11LR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47C Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.51 Brake warning devices1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LTSONR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSLIW Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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

DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3356502) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ASCOT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 26, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3356502, and its motor carrier number is MC-1074066.

Is DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC's safety record?

DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).