NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO LP

USDOT 1065598

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (225 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT1065598
MC NumberMC-465885
Fleet225 power units
Drivers177
Phone7133753700
LocationHouston, TX

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileZurich American Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate5.8% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number1065598
MC NumberMC-465885
Legal NameNATIONAL OILWELL VARCO LP
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone7133753700
Address10353 RICHMOND AVE, Houston, TX, 77042

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20160609)
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerZurich American Insurance Company
Coverage on File$3,000,000
Insurance on File Since2007-09-26
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Zurich American Insurance Company$3,000,000BMC-91X2007-09-26

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record1
  • 2007-12-28 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
79 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
70 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections69
Out-of-Service Rate5.8% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway)
  • 2026-04-02 — LA — 1 injured
  • 2025-02-11 — LA — towaway
  • 2024-10-03 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2024-07-30 — LA — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (14), 16 (10), 30 (5).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)225
Drivers177
Recent Annual Mileage2,169,366
Last MCS-150 Filing29-AUG-25

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO LP operates 225 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TX.

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