PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC

USDOT 993280

Active

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (109 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT993280
MC NumberMC-421823
Fleet109 power units
Drivers143
Phone8042303725
LocationRichmond, VA

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileNational Interstate Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate11.4% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)9 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 Number993280
MC NumberMC-421823
Legal NamePETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone8042303725
Address2403 COMMERCE RD, Richmond, VA, 23234-1804

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20081216)
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 InsurerNational Interstate Insurance Company
Coverage on File$2,000,000
Insurance on File Since2025-06-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
National Interstate Insurance Company$2,000,000BMC-91X2025-06-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority Events on Record1
  • 2014-01-17 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
78 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
73 / 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)

Inspections123
Out-of-Service Rate11.4% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes9 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 7 towaway)
  • 2026-05-18 — NC — towaway
  • 2026-04-27 — VA — towaway
  • 2026-02-20 — VA — towaway
  • 2025-10-02 — NC — towaway
  • 2025-08-29 — VA — 1 injured

Most frequent violation categories: 16 (28), 23 (13), 20 (11).

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)109
Drivers143
Recent Annual Mileage4,972,349
Last MCS-150 Filing31-AUG-24

PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC operates 109 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in VA.

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