PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC
USDOT 993280
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (109 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
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 Number | 993280 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-421823 |
| Legal Name | PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8042303725 |
| Address | 2403 COMMERCE RD, Richmond, VA, 23234-1804 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20081216) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
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 Insurer | National Interstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $2,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-06-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Interstate Insurance Company | $2,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-06-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 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)
| Inspections | 123 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 11.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 143 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 4,972,349 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 31-AUG-24 |
PETROLEUM CARRIERS LLC operates 109 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in VA.
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