PLAINS MARKETING LP

USDOT 879345

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (1495 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT879345
MC NumberMC-115001
Fleet1495 power units
Drivers387
Phone7136464587
LocationHouston, TX

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileOld Republic Insurance Company
  • Coverage gapsNone detected
  • Out-of-service rate9.2% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)16 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 28 years ago

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 Number879345
MC NumberMC-115001
Legal NamePLAINS MARKETING LP
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone7136464587
Address333 CLAY STREET STE 1600, Houston, TX, 77002

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20101216)
Hazmat Flagtrue

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 InsurerOld Republic Insurance Company
Coverage on File$5,000,000
Insurance on File Since2024-11-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Old Republic Insurance Company$5,000,000BMC-91X2024-11-01
AI TRANSPORT$5,000BMC-342003-06-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1998-05-07 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 1998-05-07 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
78 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
81 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
68 / 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)

Inspections251
Out-of-Service Rate9.2% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes16 total (1 fatal, 6 with injuries, 15 towaway)
  • 2025-12-09 — NM — towaway
  • 2025-11-18 — MS — towaway
  • 2025-10-15 — NM — towaway
  • 2025-08-27 — WY — towaway
  • 2025-08-17 — WY — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (36), 20 (16), 23 (14).

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)1495
Drivers387
Recent Annual Mileage24,506,037
Last MCS-150 Filing27-MAY-26

PLAINS MARKETING LP operates 1495 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in TX.

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