EXPLORE TRADING LLC

USDOT 3141234 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Other (SAND) Based in MIDLAND, TX
Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Aug 21, 2025
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 3.20% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 32.7% vs peer 15.4% Details →
  • 1 fatality on crash record 22 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — EXPLORE TRADING LLC (USDOT 3141234)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 3.20% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 32.7% vs peer 15.4%
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 22 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — EVILSIZOR PROCESS SERVERS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3141234/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 3.2% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 32.7% vs peer median 15.45% (worse). n=29387 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Fleet size changes

  • Power Units −70 (105 → 35) · Jun 22, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −64 (99 → 35) · Jun 22, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3141234
In FMCSA records since May 25, 2018 (~8y)
MC / docket MC106268
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other (SAND)
Fleet size 35 units
Drivers 35
Annual mileage 5,026,593 mi
Contact & address
Physical
4103 FM 715
MIDLAND, TX 79706
Mailing
5555 SAN FELIPE ST STE 850
HOUSTON, TX 77056
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3141234
In FMCSA records since May 25, 2018 (~8y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 5,026,593 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 32.7% vs 23.4% +9.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 3.2% vs 6.7% -3.5 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.72 vs 1.80 +0.92
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 12 23 0
Trailers 192 21 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 22 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 1 1
Injuries 0 0 5 5
Tow-away 0 0 5 5
Crash reports 0 0 5 5

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 201 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 112 112 0
OOS inspections 5 35 0
OOS percentage 4.46% 31.25%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
35
Drivers
35
Inspections
201
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
32.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
5
22 all-time
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

EXPLORE TRADING LLC is a motor carrier based in MIDLAND, TX, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 3141234. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 35 power units and 35 drivers, with 201 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 32.7%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

EXPLORE TRADING LLC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 35 power units and 35 drivers, based in Midland, TX. Across 112 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.9% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with 5 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

112 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TX (111) and MO (1).

Violation profile

33.9% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (16.4% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 102 times, 6 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 105 power units (large fleet) and 99 drivers; Freightliner, Other, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 32.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 29,387 ACTIVE carriers operating 17–53 power units (±50% of this carrier's 35 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
3.2%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 29,387 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +3.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
32.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
15.45%
Median across 29,387 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +17.25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 13, 2019 to May 16, 2019 (3 days)

Fleet History

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

    • Drivers 99 35
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 105 35
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 22, 2026 Jun 22, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-07

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 111 38 34.2% Jul 13, 2026
Missouri (MO) 1 0 0.0% Nov 17, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 101
Other 66
Prat 27
Kenworth 25
Peterbilt 21
Volvo 20
Chee 18
CIMC 15
International 15
Maxi 13
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 5 0.56 1 Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 4 0.07 0 Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 94 8.92 9 Jul 27, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (201 rows) View all 201 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
78844939 Apr 21, 2023 TX 3
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 390.403(a) No
Recent Crashes (22 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX750DHQE1NX Apr 14, 2025 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX71XAHQE18A Dec 21, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6YZDHQE1B2 Sep 17, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6Z3BHQE1FC Sep 16, 2024 TX 1 0 Yes No Fatal
TX6YFEHQE15V Aug 29, 2024 TX 0 3 Yes No Injury
TX6W3CHQE149 Jun 10, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6VVFHQE1OQ May 30, 2024 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6UG9HQE12I Apr 4, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6TD8HQE11C Feb 27, 2024 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6T6BHQE1ON Feb 17, 2024 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6SYBHQE16B Feb 10, 2024 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6RLFHQE1NZ Dec 12, 2023 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6NVBHQE1IB Aug 18, 2023 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6JRBHQE1YF Mar 17, 2023 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6IHCHQE1I8 Jan 31, 2023 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX6GFJHQE1D4 Nov 7, 2022 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
TX6GQ8HQE155 Nov 6, 2022 TX 0 2 Yes No Injury
TX5KEAHQE120 Sep 20, 2019 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5K78HQE1H7 Sep 12, 2019 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5J77HQE1PE Aug 3, 2019 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5H2GHQE13K May 28, 2019 TX 0 2 Yes No Injury
TX5DJ7HQE1C9 Dec 21, 2018 TX 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (4 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
May 23, 2019 MC106268-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
May 22, 2019 MC106268 NC REINSTATEMENT NC →
Apr 10, 2019 MC106268 NC REVOCATION NC →
Jul 13, 2018 MC106268-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (24 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TS TS CA0000070 02 91X $750,000 Aug 21, 2025 On file ACTIVE
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TS TS CA0000070 02 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2025 Sep 12, 2025 CANCELLED
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TS TS CA0000070 02 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2025 Aug 21, 2025 REPLACED
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TS TS CA0000070 01 BIPD/Primary Jan 7, 2025 Jun 22, 2025 CANCELLED
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TS TS CA0000070 01 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2024 Jan 7, 2025 REPLACED
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TS TS CA0000070 00 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2023 Jun 22, 2024 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC22062757 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2022 Jun 22, 2023 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC21062325 BIPD/Primary Jun 1, 2022 Jun 22, 2022 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC21062325 BIPD/Primary Apr 26, 2022 Jun 1, 2022 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC21062325 BIPD/Primary Feb 14, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 REPLACED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC21062325 BIPD/Primary Sep 14, 2021 Feb 14, 2022 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC21062325 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20061947 BIPD/Primary May 20, 2021 Jun 22, 2021 REPLACED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20061947 BIPD/Primary May 5, 2021 May 20, 2021 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20061947 BIPD/Primary Mar 4, 2021 May 5, 2021 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20061947 BIPD/Primary Dec 29, 2020 Mar 4, 2021 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC20061947 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2020 Dec 29, 2020 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC19061733 BIPD/Primary Feb 11, 2020 Jun 22, 2020 CANCELLED
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY SC19061733 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2019 Feb 11, 2020 CANCELLED
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY A42517725 BIPD/Primary May 16, 2019 Jun 24, 2019 NAME CHANGED
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY A42517725 BIPD/Primary May 16, 2019 May 16, 2019 REPLACED
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY A42517725 BIPD/Primary May 16, 2019 Jun 22, 2019 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 3 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 13, 2019 to May 16, 2019
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY A42517725 BIPD/Primary Jun 22, 2018 May 13, 2019 NAME CHANGED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 12, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Aug 22, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Aug 21, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Jun 23, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Jun 22, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Jan 7, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Jun 22, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jun 21, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Jun 22, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jun 22, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Jul 1, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  12. Jun 22, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Jun 1, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. May 24, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Apr 26, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Feb 14, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Sep 14, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Jun 22, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. May 20, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. May 20, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. May 5, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Apr 16, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  23. Mar 4, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Feb 10, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  25. Dec 29, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  26. Dec 29, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Jun 22, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Jun 22, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Feb 11, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  30. Feb 11, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Jun 27, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  32. Jun 24, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  33. Jun 22, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  34. May 23, 2019
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  35. May 16, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  36. May 13, 2019
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  37. May 13, 2019
    insurance
    NAMECHG — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
  38. May 13, 2019
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  39. May 13, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 3 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through May 16, 2019)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 102 6
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 59 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 42 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 29 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 26 2
393.100(a) No or improper load securement Vehicle Maintenance 21 17
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 20 6
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed Vehicle Maintenance 17 2
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 12 11
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 12 0
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