Darkhorse Energy Services LLC (USDOT 3356502)
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Crashes · 24 mo
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Vehicle OOS vs nat'l avg
Darkhorse Energy Services LLC (USDOT 3356502) carries a maintenance-violation record that places it among the worst-scoring carriers in the national FMCSA dataset. Over the most recent 24-month inspection window, FMCSA records show 30 violations on file, spanning maintenance deficiencies and controlled-substances infractions — a combination that places this carrier in the 93rd percentile for maintenance-violation rate, meaning its record ranks worse than the vast majority of carriers operating on U.S. roads. For a carrier with one reported crash on file — one in which no fatalities and no injuries were recorded — the volume of violations documented across that period is nonetheless substantial, and the violation profile extends beyond equipment condition into controlled-substances findings, broadening the categories of regulatory concern reflected in the public record.
FMCSA records also flag Darkhorse Energy Services LLC as underinsured, with a $1,000,000 liability limit on file, alongside that single reported crash with no recorded injuries or fatalities. The underinsured designation reflects FMCSA's assessment based on the carrier's cargo type and operation type, stated here as a bare record fact.
The overall picture drawn from public FMCSA data is one of a carrier whose inspection record sits at the high end of the national violation distribution, concentrated in maintenance categories and accompanied by controlled-substances findings, with a regulatory flag on its insurance filing — all verifiable through federal records tied to USDOT 3356502.
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Darkhorse Energy Services LLC
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
No severe or fatal incidents recorded in the trailing 24-month window.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
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| Apr 3, 2025 | TX | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
Apr 3, 2025
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- Yes
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (manual) · Data snapshot May 12, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 30 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window; categories at or above the 80th percentile: controlled substances, maintenance. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
Night-driving analysis: insufficient crash sample (N < 5).
Pattern detection requires at least 5 documented crashes in the past 5-year window.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-07-05 05:55:14 UTC