DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC
USDOT 3356502MC-Docket MC1074066ODESSA, TX
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DARKHORSE ENERGY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3356502) in ODESSA, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2025-12-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.79
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.18
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0.11
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.4
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
27
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
19
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 12
- Total drivers
- 12
- Years in business
- 7
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 1 of 1 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 10.7%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 44.4%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 6 times last 2025-12-09
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-26
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
39
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
244
Violations
35
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-26 → 2026-05-20.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-04-03
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
113 | 10 | 2025-12-27 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
30 | 2 | 2025-12-27 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
23 | 4 | 2026-02-17 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
15 | 3 | 2025-12-02 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 177
|
3 | 2 | 2025-06-20 |
FMCSR part 999 999
|
2 | 0 | 2025-06-18 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 173
|
1 | 1 | 2025-06-20 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 1 | 2023-10-31 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-12-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper Shipping Name | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No technical name for n.o.s. entry | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Emergency Response information not complete | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-11-18 | Unsafe Driving | Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | OOS |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper battery installation | — |
| 2025-11-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper battery installation | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-10-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper battery installation | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No ID# on a Bulk Packaging | OOS |
| 2025-09-16 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Vehicle not placarded as required | OOS |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Mis-matched slack adjuster effective length | — |
| 2025-09-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Shipper failed to offer properly prepared shipping document(s) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Emergency Response information not complete | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | ER TELEPHONE # NOT AS REQUIRED | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab door missing/broken | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-08-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-02-17 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-12-27 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2025-12-02 4 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202A2 | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 203K | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 602A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
2025-11-18 7 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2WC | — | — |
2025-11-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30 | — | — |
2025-10-23 8 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-10-09 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 30 | — | — |
2025-09-30 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-08-29 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11UR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2025-08-26 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 51 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-07-08 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2025-06-20 10 viols· 3 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 201D | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 600C | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 173 | 33A | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 834J | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TU | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-TC | OOS | — |
2025-06-18 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 201D | — | — |
| FMCSR part 999 999 | — | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 303A | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 400A | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817A | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 5A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-05-15 12 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSLIW | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-05-14 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
2025-04-16 10 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
2025-04-03 11 viols· 3 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 202B | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 203K | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 332A | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 502A1 | OOS | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 600C | — | — |
| FMCSR part 999 999 | — | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-12-10 7 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 177 | 817E | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 203K | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 302A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-07-24 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-07-10 6 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-05-15 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-03-06 11 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83(g) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
2024-02-29 18 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-02-21 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(b)(2) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(c) | — | — |
2023-12-24 4 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207C | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
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