Carrier profile · USDOT 1378669 · MC-1266543 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Downey Drilling Inc

40 power unitsavg 8.9 yrRegional · 7 statesLEXINGTON, NE74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1266543 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(308) 324-2303 Email dispatchtdowney@downeydrilling.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 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-mo36.4%

▲ 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

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 12.8 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 40-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: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 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 ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Fire’21–now

202120232025now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2021 → Apr 2026	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

21.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

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

Home base

LEXINGTON, NE

75471 ROAD 435

Top corridor

NE 8 · KS 7 · CO 2

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 86873Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 75471 ROAD 435, LEXINGTON, NE, 68850-1933
Mailing address: PO BOX 278, LEXINGTON, NE, 68850-1933
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (308) 324-2303
Fax: (308) 324-4825
Email: tdowney@downeydrilling.com
Web domain: downeydrilling.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Downey · Brent M Downey
USDOT / docket: 1378669 · MC-1266543
First registered: May 31, 2005
Last MCS-150: Oct 15, 2025 · 300,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 26, 2012
D-U-N-S: 36465285

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

300,000

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 DOWNEY DRILLING INC.

DOWNEY DRILLING INC (USDOT 1378669) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO. effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 78 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 26, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DOWNEY DRILLING INC's USDOT number?

DOWNEY DRILLING INC's USDOT number is 1378669, and its motor carrier number is MC-1266543.

Is DOWNEY DRILLING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DOWNEY DRILLING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DOWNEY DRILLING INC's safety record?

DOWNEY DRILLING INC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is DOWNEY DRILLING INC's fleet?

DOWNEY DRILLING INC operates 40 power units and 78 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DOWNEY DRILLING INC based?

DOWNEY DRILLING INC is based in LEXINGTON, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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