Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2545868) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2545868) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2545868) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 27, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2545868) has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2545868) 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.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2545868) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 1, 2024.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2545868) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
9 yr
Model years 2011–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.
11 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2545868, and its motor carrier number is MC-886257.
As of 2026-06-13, PETRO EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
PETRO EXPRESS LLC is based in ANTELOPE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
Comparable carriers operating in California
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2021
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2021 → Oct 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2019 → Oct 2021 | $750K | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Oct 2018 → Oct 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2017 → Oct 2018 | $750K | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2015 → Apr 2017 | $750K | 6 |
| CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO | Oct 2014 → Oct 2015 | $750K | 4 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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