PLAINS MARKETING LP
USDOT 879345MC-Docket MC115001HOUSTON, TX
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized1,495 power units
PLAINS MARKETING LP (USDOT 879345) in HOUSTON, TX — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $5,000,000.
- Cargo insurance on file.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below the national roadside average.
- 17 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- 1 fatal crash(es) in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 3 times, most recent 1999-08-26 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2010-12-14 (C).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.07
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.02
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.08
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 1.96
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
1
Fatalities
8
Injuries
17
Crashes
243
Inspections
22
OOS inspections
24
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $5,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Yes
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1,495
- Total drivers
- 387
- Years in business
- 26
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 17 of 17 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 0.8%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 9.2%
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 3 times last 1999-08-26
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-05-27
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- 2010-12-14 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
402
Inspections
35
OOS inspections
253
Violations
39
OOS violations
6
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-05-31 → 2026-05-23.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-12-09
NM
Tow-away
2025-11-18
MS
Tow-away
2025-10-15
NM
Tow-away
2025-08-27
WY
Tow-away
2025-08-17
WY
Tow-away
2025-06-16
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2025-05-21
KS
1 injuredTow-away
2025-02-28
LA
Tow-away
2025-01-29
TX
Tow-away
2024-12-10
LA
2 injuredTow-away
2024-11-14
TX
1 injuredTow-away
2024-11-07
LA
1 injuredTow-away
2024-10-30
OK
Tow-away
2024-10-25
TX
Tow-away
2024-10-05
OK
1 fatalTow-awayHazmat released
2024-09-03
LA
1 injured
2024-07-17
TX
1 injured
2024-06-05
LA
Tow-away
2024-05-13
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
No cited violations on record for this carrier.
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-03-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | OOS |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-02-27 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Fail to mark manual remote shutoff device with Emergency Shutoff | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | No or improper shipping papers (carrier) | OOS |
| 2026-02-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-02-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment (HM) - No 10 B:C (or more) fire extinguisher for quantities of hazardous materials that requires pla | — |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2026-01-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-12-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference | OOS |
| 2025-12-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | OOS |
| 2025-12-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-12-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-ply or belt material exposed | — |
| 2025-12-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Driver Fitness | License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL | OOS |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-11-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-11-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | — |
| 2025-11-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-11-22 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2025-10-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp missing | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Markings) - Failing to mark a manual remote shut-off device as required | — |
| 2025-09-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | Placard damaged deteriorated or obscured | — |
| 2025-09-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-09-05 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Shipping Papers) - Shipper HM shipping paper does not list basic description in proper sequence as required. | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to clearly distinguish HM shipping papers from other papers of any kind | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Backup lamp missing | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to have HM shipping papers readily accessible. | — |
| 2025-08-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-08-23 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Bulk Packages) - HM/DG leaking from a bulk package (including associated piping) | OOS |
| 2025-08-23 | Vehicle Maintenance | Driveline/Driveshaft - Any yoke-mounting hardware loose (with hand pressure) broken or missing | OOS |
| 2025-08-14 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | — |
| 2025-07-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-06-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
No inspections with violations on record for this carrier.
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