155
power units
Explore Petroleum LLC is a freight carrier based in Houston, Texas with 155 power units and 72 drivers as reported, the 4,009th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 403rd largest in Texas. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 2 reportable crashes, 1 of them fatal (1.29 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
155
#403 in TX
Drivers
72
72 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
2
1 fatal
Per 100 trucks
1.29
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
25.0%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
54
22% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explore Petroleum LLC | 1.29 | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in TX | 3.21 | 22.2% | 4.9% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
1 people killed and 1 injured
- Fatal1
- Injury1
- Tow-away0
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 54 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle | 52 | 13 | 25.0% |
| Hazardous load | 38 | 2 | 5.3% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 3185707
- Based in
- Houston, Texas
- Registered
- Sep 10, 2018
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Freight
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 3.24 million (2025)
- Type
- For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- Chemicals, Liquids gases
- Last update filed
- Aug 6, 2026
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Explore Petroleum LLC have?
Explore Petroleum LLC reports 155 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 72 drivers, 72 of them with a commercial license. That is the 4,009th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 3.24 million miles in 2025.
Is Explore Petroleum LLC a safe carrier?
In 24 months Explore Petroleum LLC had 2 reportable crashes, 1.29 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 25.0% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.