Carrier profile · USDOT 424180 · MC-823273 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Dawson Geophysical Co

94 power unitsLocal · 2 statesMIDLAND, TX50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-823273 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 94-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 94
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Vehicle Maintenance

5measure

SMS · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.42 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 4 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 21 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2019	1	0	0	1
2016	1	0	0	1
2015	4	1	2	4
2014	3	0	1	3
2013	2	0	2	2
2012	1	0	1	1
2011	2	0	1	2
2009	1	0	0	1
2008	3	0	2	3
2007	1	0	0	1
2006	1	0	0	1
2004	1	0	0	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Feb 23, 2019	CO	0	0	Yes
Apr 27, 2016	TX	0	0	Yes
Jul 24, 2015	TX	0	2	Yes
Jun 30, 2015	TX	0	0	Yes
May 2, 2015	TX	0	0	Yes
Mar 8, 2015	ID	2	2	Yes
Dec 14, 2014	WY	0	0	Yes
Oct 11, 2014	LA	0	1	Yes
Jan 14, 2014	UT	0	0	Yes
Jul 7, 2013	SD	0	1	Yes
Apr 11, 2013	TX	0	1	Yes
Feb 29, 2012	OK	0	1	Yes
May 8, 2011	OK	0	2	Yes
Feb 17, 2011	MT	0	0	Yes
Jun 9, 2009	TX	0	0	Yes
Dec 31, 2008	TX	0	1	Yes
Dec 31, 2008	TX	0	1	Yes
Nov 7, 2008	AR	0	0	Yes
Jan 28, 2007	CO	0	0	Yes
Feb 14, 2006	TX	0	0	Yes
Mar 25, 2004	OK	0	0	Yes