BUOYANT ENERGY LLC
BUOYANT ENERGY LLC is a large fleet, operating 115 power units and 86 drivers, based in Midland, TX. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 8.50% vs peer 1.50% · Vehicle 37.7% vs peer 18.8% Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — BUOYANT ENERGY LLC (USDOT 3343091) 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 8.50% vs peer 1.50% · Vehicle 37.7% vs peer 18.8% On file: • 1 active operating authority • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — #1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLC • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3343091/ As of: Sep 19, 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 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B
Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 83/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 8.5% vs peer median 1.5% (worse). Vehicle OOS 37.7% vs peer median 18.8% (worse). n=8620 same-size ACTIVE peers.
Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.
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.
1 active liability filing
Company profile
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.
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.
Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2020-12-28 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.
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InsuranceZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYPolicy effective Dec 16, 2022
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Process Agent#1 A $20 BOC-3 Filing LLCBOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC1175820ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 150 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 8,620 ACTIVE carriers operating 57–173 power units (±50% of this carrier's 115 unit fleet).
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver Fitness | 6 | — | 0.57 | 1 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 2 | — | 0.21 | 0 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 108 | — | 13.42 | 13 | — | Sep 14, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (172 rows) View all 172 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 88695357 | Aug 9, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.203C-CBP | No |
| 88640016 | Aug 5, 2026 | TX | 1 | — | — | 12 | 393.45D-BAAL, 396.3A1BOS, 396.3A1-BALR | Yes |
| 88377850 | Jul 8, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 88310318 | Jun 30, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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4 | 393.75C, 393.45B2UV | No |
| 88250475 | Jun 24, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.207C | Yes |
| 88211462 | Jun 20, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.9 | No |
| 87513688 | Apr 4, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
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6 | 75C, 47E, 78 | Yes |
| 87488370 | Mar 28, 2026 | TX | 1 | — |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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7 | 393.75A3, 393.11, 393.9H | Yes |
| 87466472 | Mar 23, 2026 | TX | 2 | 173M IH20 WB SVC RD |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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3 | 393.209D, 393.47A, 390.21(a) | Yes |
| 87373932 | Mar 19, 2026 | TX | 2 | 310M TX349 |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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5 | 393.55C1, 396.3A1B, 390.21(a) | No |
| 87373268 | Mar 19, 2026 | TX | 2 | TX176 MM-290 |
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
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6 | 393.75A3, 393.55C2, 393.60C | Yes |
| 87373546 | Mar 17, 2026 | TX | 2 | SH 176 MM 294 |
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
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3 | 393.9, 393.203C, 392.2WC | No |
| 87344504 | Mar 17, 2026 | TX | 2 | 308M TX137 |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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9 | 393.207A, 383.23A2, 393.51 | Yes |
| 87324816 | Mar 16, 2026 | TX | 2 | SH 137 MM 310 |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 393.9 | No |
| 87314527 | Mar 10, 2026 | TX | 2 | tx-fm-1788-in-midland-co.-(316-34 |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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2 | 393.9, 393.11TL | No |
| 87152536 | Feb 22, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 86891562 | Jan 21, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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3 | 392.2RG, 393.75A1, 396.17C | No |
| 86842714 | Jan 14, 2026 | TX | 2 | 170M IH20 WB SVC RD |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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8 | 393.9, 393.28, 393.11UR | No |
| 86781127 | Jan 8, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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3 | 393.207C, 393.9 | Yes |
| 86752639 | Jan 7, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 86740123 | Jan 3, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.11TL | No |
| 86729154 | Jan 3, 2026 | TX | 2 | 322M FM1379 |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
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5 | 393.207A, 393.9, 393.11 | Yes |
| 86728912 | Jan 3, 2026 | TX | 2 | — |
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
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0 | — | No |
| 86709732 | Jan 1, 2026 | TX | 1 | — |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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8 | 391.11B2-Q, 393.9, 392.8 | Yes |
| 86665523 | Dec 24, 2025 | TX | 2 | — |
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Inti
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4 | 393.75A3, 396.17C, 393.9 | Yes |
Recent Crashes View all 10 →
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)
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.
Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2020 | MC1175820-C | Original MC Certificate | Revocation | Original MC Certificate → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (8 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | BAP 3537931 | 91X | $750,000 | Dec 16, 2022 | On file | ACTIVE |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L4634 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 6, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 | REPLACED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L4634 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 6, 2022 | Jan 10, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L4634 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 10, 2022 | Jul 6, 2022 | REPLACED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L2720 | BIPD/Primary | — | May 3, 2021 | Jan 10, 2022 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L2720 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 10, 2021 | May 3, 2021 | REPLACED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI21L2720 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 10, 2021 | May 23, 2021 | CANCELLED |
| TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | TRI20L1228 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jan 22, 2020 | Jan 10, 2021 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jan 10, 2023insuranceTERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Dec 19, 2022
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Dec 16, 2022insuranceTERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jul 6, 2022insuranceTERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 10, 2022
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Jan 10, 2022insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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May 23, 2021insuranceTERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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May 4, 2021
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May 3, 2021insuranceTERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 10, 2021insuranceCANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Jan 8, 2021
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Dec 28, 2020
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Docket MC1175820
common · ACTIVE · MC
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
91X policy on file
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TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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BOC-3 process agent · 46,638 carriers served
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172 inspections
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10 reportable crashes
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