Carrier profile · USDOT 3356502 · MC-1074066 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC

12 power unitsavg 13.8 yrLocal · 1 statesODESSA, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1074066 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 908-7101 Email dispatchDUSTIN@DHENERGYSERVICES.COM

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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 average53.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average13.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service 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-mo53.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 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

13.8 yr

Model years 1999–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 53.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.5% · 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 15.1 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

28 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

≈1.2 / 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: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Maintenance34 · 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 Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 11 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
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving8 · 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$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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

Arch’21–’23

National Liability’23–’25

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 → Nov 2025	$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 & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

44.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

ODESSA, TX

1125 S SAULSBURY AVE

Top corridor

TX 29

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2388375 USDOT 1014981Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3463447 USDOT 3905452 USDOT 3056909 USDOT 2388375 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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (281) 908-7101
Email: dustin@dhenergyservices.com
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

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 DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC.

DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3356502) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from ASCOT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 53.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 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?

As of Jun 13, 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 53.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).