DEFIANCE ENERGY SERVICES LLC
69 power units
66 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 22.5 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
18 yrs history · 32 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 69
- Drivers · CDL
- 66 · 66
- Annual miles
- 1.5M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 8 | 61 | 0 | 69 |
| Trailers | 19 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Conditional (Jun 4, 2018)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 8 yrs ago)
- Registered
- May 20, 2008 (18 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Nov 29, 2025
- DUNS
- 24491984
- Officer
- BRIAN HARKNESS
- Phone
- (318) 377-5755
- accounting@defiancellc.com
- Address
- 2950 Fairfield Ave Ste 100, Shreveport LA 71104-1906
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Liquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsOther: VACUUM EQUIPMENTConstructionChemicals
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
10
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
32
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
45.8%
11 of 24 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
9.4%
3 of 32 driver inspections
Violations
64
21 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
64 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert57 · 18 out-of-serviceLights 22 · Brakes 18 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · 4 more
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 out-of-serviceSeat belt 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert3 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul52026Jul 5, 2026 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar72026Mar 7, 2026 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Mar12026Mar 1, 2026 · LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Mar12026Mar 1, 2026 · LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jan112026Jan 11, 2026 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov192025Nov 19, 2025 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Sep12025Sep 1, 2025 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May22025May 2, 2025 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
2 more on the FMCSA record.
2 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.on record since May 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2013
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Everest Global → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. (May 2026)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
- 1 liability filing received late (the last received May 27, 2026 for an effective date of May 1, 2026); FMCSA had no filing on record in between
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Louisiana (HQ) 18
- Texas 13
- Oklahoma 1
56% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 16 | 9.47 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 3 | 0.41 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 2 | 0.27 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.25 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
32 driver inspections · 24 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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