Carrier profile · USDOT 3185707 · MC-131548 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Explore Petroleum LLC

77 power unitsavg 12.9 yrLocal · 2 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-131548 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

77Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

23Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

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

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.5% 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

77 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.5%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 — 51 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.9% · 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 15.0 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 9

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 77-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: 77
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Clear Blue’18–’22

Guideone’22–now

2018202020222024now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2022	$1M	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 77
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 23

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

44.8%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

1201 FANNIN ST STE 201

Top corridor

TX 51 · NM 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: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3227015 USDOT 2565812 USDOT 232937Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2187008 USDOT 2878088 USDOT 2345474 USDOT 3268089 USDOT 2120653 USDOT 3685381 USDOT 3656733 USDOT 4081113

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@exploregroup.us — 5 carriers: USDOT 3112085 USDOT 3141234 USDOT 4284690 USDOT 4284704

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: 1201 FANNIN ST STE 201, HOUSTON, TX, 77002
Mailing address: 5555 SAN FELIP ST, STE 850, HOUSTON, TX, 77056
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (361) 449-7169
Email: rich.sharar@exploregroup.us
Web domain: exploregroup.us

Registration

Officers: Erik Strehle · Sam Bertron
USDOT / docket: 3185707 · MC-131548
First registered: Sep 10, 2018
Last MCS-150: Aug 6, 2026 · 3,242,505 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,242,505

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 EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC.

EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC (USDOT 3185707) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 4, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 51 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 77 power units and 72 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC's USDOT number?

EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC's USDOT number is 3185707, and its motor carrier number is MC-131548.

Is EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC's safety record?

EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 64 roadside inspections, with 3 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 PETROLEUM LLC's fleet?

EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC operates 77 power units and 72 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC based?

EXPLORE PETROLEUM LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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