UNION PETROLEUM COMPANY

DOT# 2116172 Luzerne, PA Authorized For-Hire
(570) 288-2183 heff257@aol.com 215 Union St, Luzerne PA 18709
30 power units · all owned 22 drivers 750k mi/yr · ~25k per unit
HazMat Intrastate Only
Strong
FRED Score 76.3 / 100
Low confidence
15 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
30
Drivers · CDL
22 · 1
Annual miles
750k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 8 0 0 8
Tractors 22 0 0 22
Trailers 10 0 0 10

Registration

Registered
02-01-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-28-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
PATRICK HEFFRON

Cargo

23.0
minimal risk
Liquids/Gases

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Intrastate operation

Runs within Pennsylvania only. Intrastate fleets in Pennsylvania are inspected about 1 a year for every 8 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. So this record rests mainly on crash reports, which states file for intrastate trucks too, and few inspections are ordinary here.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.5× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.74×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.37×, violations 0.52× and out-of-service orders 0.70× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -17%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 9 of 11 violations (82%). Brake or light defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.3% vs 30.6% for intrastate motor carriers; driver 0.0% vs 8.5%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
64% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.3%
2 of 14
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 14
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
11
3 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Pennsylvania (about 8 in 24 months would be typical; 45% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 282 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.017 0.018
Inspections 0.47 0.45
Violations 0.18 0.32
Critical violations 0.00 0.06

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 20–49 power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 9 · Lights 1 · Other parts 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jan
    20
    2025
    Pennsylvania
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

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No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Pennsylvania (HQ) 14