Carrier profile · USDOT 3476160 · MC-1139360 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Iron Wheel Energy Services LLC

60 power unitsavg 8.9 yrRegional · 6 statesMIDLAND, TX68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1139360 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

60Power units

60 observed · MCS-150

64Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(412) 508-0690 Email dispatchben@ironwheel-es.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 average35.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average10.4% vs the 6.7% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

60 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

106 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 10.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 96 vehicle and 106 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

100 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 11

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 60-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 60
Inspections · 24 mo: 106
Annualized: ≈53 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Maintenance98 · 11 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving97 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance48 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance32 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 15 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance26 · 12 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance26 · 14 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

Houston Specialty’21–’25

Imperium’21–’25

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · WORTH INSURANCE CO · since Nov 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2025	$750K	4
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2021	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 60
Observed power (24 mo): 60
Trailers (towed): 64

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

1997

Oldest model yr

38.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

106

TX busiest

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

Home base

MIDLAND, TX

5113 SOUTH CR 1232

Top corridor

TX 70 · NM 22 · LA 9

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: 7 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3328258 USDOT 3943663 USDOT 3510228 USDOT 3661151 USDOT 4199062 USDOT 549456 USDOT 3022817 USDOT 3039472Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (62 trucks · 68 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2595756 USDOT 3770505 USDOT 3902663 USDOT 3886110 USDOT 4217816 USDOT 4309139 USDOT 2899935 USDOT 3984536

Shares a company officer with other carriers

benjamin kail — 3 carriers: USDOT 2423098 USDOT 2800633

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5113 SOUTH CR 1232, MIDLAND, TX, 79706
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (412) 508-0690
Email: ben@ironwheel-es.com
Web domain: ironwheel-es.com

Registration

Officer: Benjamin Kail
USDOT / docket: 3476160 · MC-1139360
First registered: Aug 25, 2020
Last MCS-150: Jan 21, 2026 · 3,561,691 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 17, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,561,691

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 IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC.

IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3476160) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 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 WORTH INSURANCE CO effective Nov 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 106 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 96 vehicle-level and 106 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 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 60 power units and 59 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 17, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3476160, and its motor carrier number is MC-1139360.

Is IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC's safety record?

IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC has a 35.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 175 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC's fleet?

IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC operates 60 power units and 59 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC based?

IRON WHEEL ENERGY SERVICES LLC is based in MIDLAND, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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