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EXPLORATION DRILLING INC

Joins 5 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

Caution
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  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3% Details →
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
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TruckCodex risk summary — EXPLORATION DRILLING INC (USDOT 718346)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 12.5% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 14.3%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/718346/
As of: Oct 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 718346 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: WILLIAM VAN HOOK JR Other (WATER) Based in SIDNEY, MT

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 65/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 12.5% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 14.3% (worse). n=27779 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓
  • Power Units +24 (12 → 36) · Sep 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +10 (10 → 20) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 12653 COUNTY RD 325 → 12670 COUNTY ROAD 352 · Sep 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 12670 COUNTY ROAD 352 → 12653 COUNTY RD 325 · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 718346
In FMCSA records since Dec 9, 1997 (~28y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer WILLIAM VAN HOOK JR
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Other (WATER)
Fleet size 36 units
Drivers 20
Annual mileage 400,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (406) 480-5129
Email: [email protected]
Physical
12670 COUNTY ROAD 352
SIDNEY, MT 59270
Mailing
12670 COUNTY ROAD352
SIDNEY, MT 59270
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 718346
In FMCSA records since Dec 9, 1997 (~28y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 400,000 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 12.5% vs 6.7% +5.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 4.60 vs 1.80 +2.80
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 12 0 0
Trailers 12 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 10 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 40% —
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
36
Drivers
20
Inspections
10
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 27,779 ACTIVE carriers operating 18–54 power units (±50% of this carrier's 36 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
12.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 27,779 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +12.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
14.3%
Median across 27,779 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +35.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 4 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change · 2 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 12653 COUNTY RD 325 12670 COUNTY ROAD 352
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 12 36
      FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 12670 COUNTY ROAD 352 12653 COUNTY RD 325
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 19, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
  3. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 10 20
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Sep 19, 2026 Sep 19, 2026

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

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2024-05 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
21 violations
3 OOS · 14.3%
Unsafe Driving
2 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Montana (MT) 4 1 25.0% Aug 5, 2026
North Dakota (ND) 1 1 100.0% Mar 17, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 6
Troxell Tr 4
Unknown 3
Kenworth 2
Galyean Eq 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 4 — 10.28 10 — Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (10 rows) View all 10 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88638391 Aug 5, 2026 MT 2 — — 2 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
86138169 Oct 23, 2025 MT 2 BAINVILLE MT
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 271702G · 1XKDD40XXEJ401068
1 393.55B-B No
85193962 Jul 8, 2025 MT 3 CULBERTSON MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 279839F · 1XPWP4EX1CD144414
1 392.2-SLLEWG3 No
85087536 Jun 27, 2025 MT 2 BAINVILLE MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 271975F · 1XPWD49X0DD202274
1 393.55E-B No
84161364 Mar 17, 2025 ND 2 FAIRVIEW MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 275926F · 1XP5DB9X85D836644
20 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LTSIR Yes
82069317 Jun 23, 2024 ND 3 ARNEGARD ND
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 272344F · 1XPWD49X4DD202259
1 392.2 No
82068745 Jun 23, 2024 ND 3 WILLISTON ND
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 278893F · 1XPXD49XXKD265853
1 383.23(a)(2) Yes
81873043 Jun 12, 2024 MT 3 FAIRVIEW MT
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 275926F · 1XP5DB9X85D836644
0 — No
81598101 May 9, 2024 MT 2 FAIRVIEW MT
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 279845E · 1XKDDU9X5YR842700
5 393.9(a), 393.60(c), 393.95(a)(1) Yes
79697659 Sep 18, 2023 MT 3 ROADSIDE
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
MT 272344F · 1XPWD49X4DD202259
0 — No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MT1850116117 Jul 8, 2018 MT 0 0 Yes No Tow
WY98165G271A Jul 27, 1998 WY 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
BAINVILLE MT MT 2 0
FAIRVIEW MT MT 2 1
CULBERTSON MT MT 1 0
ROADSIDE MT 1 0
ARNEGARD ND ND 1 0
FAIRVIEW MT ND 1 1
WILLISTON ND ND 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 1
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a)(1) Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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