Carrier profile · USDOT 3141234 · MC-106268 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Explore Trading LLC

35 power unitsavg 10.2 yrLocal · 2 statesMIDLAND, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-106268 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

82 observed · MCS-150

69Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(361) 449-7169 Email dispatchassets@exploregroup.us

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

112 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 108 vehicle and 112 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.3% · 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 4.5 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

108 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 17

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 112
Annualized: ≈56 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Maintenance146 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving86 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance53 · 24 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance52 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance43 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance42 · 16 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance30 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance29 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 16 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark County’18–’19

Prime’19–’23

Transverse Specialty’23–’25

2018202020222024now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jan 2025	$750K	2
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2023	$750K	13
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → May 2019	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 82
Trailers (towed): 69

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

59.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

112

TX busiest

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

Home base

MIDLAND, TX

4103 FM 715

Top corridor

TX 111 · MO 1

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: 28 trucks also ran under 28 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2518602 USDOT 2840126 USDOT 4372958 USDOT 3050045 USDOT 4494519 USDOT 3122501 USDOT 4568642 USDOT 2367351Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2069796 USDOT 2393899 USDOT 3495703 USDOT 4254251 USDOT 1041459 USDOT 1194542 USDOT 2442770 USDOT 3537190

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@exploregroup.us — 5 carriers: USDOT 3112085 USDOT 3185707 USDOT 4284690 USDOT 4284704

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4103 FM 715, MIDLAND, TX, 79706-6731
Mailing address: 5555 SAN FELIPE ST STE 850, HOUSTON, TX, 77056
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (361) 449-7169
Cell: (361) 449-7169
Email: assets@exploregroup.us
Web domain: exploregroup.us

Registration

Officers: Samuel Bertron · Erik Strehle
USDOT / docket: 3141234 · MC-106268
First registered: May 25, 2018
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2025 · 5,026,593 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 86541387

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,026,593

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jul 9, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jul 9, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jun 26, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jun 25, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for EXPLORE TRADING LLC.

EXPLORE TRADING LLC (USDOT 3141234) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 112 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 108 vehicle-level and 112 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EXPLORE TRADING LLC's USDOT number?

EXPLORE TRADING LLC's USDOT number is 3141234, and its motor carrier number is MC-106268.

Is EXPLORE TRADING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, EXPLORE TRADING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EXPLORE TRADING LLC's safety record?

EXPLORE TRADING LLC has a 31.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 211 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is EXPLORE TRADING LLC's fleet?

EXPLORE TRADING LLC operates 35 power units and 35 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EXPLORE TRADING LLC based?

EXPLORE TRADING LLC is based in MIDLAND, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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