Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 505532
TRACE ENERGY SERVICES
35 power unitsMIDLAND, TX
CARRIER INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
35Power 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 34 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 35 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (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
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TRACE ENERGY SERVICES safe to work with?
Is TRACE ENERGY SERVICES safe to load? TRACE ENERGY SERVICES (USDOT 505532) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in MIDLAND, TX, operating 35 power units and 60 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 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
TETRACE ENERGY SERVICES 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.
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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)
- 35
- 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
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
jim white — 16 carriers: USDOT 169298USDOT 291619USDOT 334702USDOT 475683USDOT 563957USDOT 713486USDOT 828973USDOT 992300
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4500 WEST ILLINOIS SUITE 118, MIDLAND, TX, 79703
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (432) 699-3225
- Cell
- (281) 841-5238
- Fax
- (432) 699-4221
- Web domain
- tracenergy.com
Registration
- Officers
- Jim White · John Vance
- USDOT / docket
- 505532
- First registered
- 11/25/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 05/28/2008 · 110,000 mi (2004)
- 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 TRACE ENERGY SERVICES's USDOT number?
TRACE ENERGY SERVICES's USDOT number is 505532.
Is TRACE ENERGY SERVICES authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, TRACE ENERGY SERVICES is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is TRACE ENERGY SERVICES's fleet?
TRACE ENERGY SERVICES operates 35 power units and 60 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TRACE ENERGY SERVICES based?
TRACE ENERGY SERVICES is based in MIDLAND, TX.