AXE DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LLC

USDOT 3289625 MC 1582273 Joaquin, TX Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
52 power units 60 drivers 2.7M mi/yr
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FRED Score 38.0 / 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.
Low confidence
7 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
52
Drivers · CDL
60 · 60
Annual miles
2.7M ~52k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors1735052
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Conditional (Jan 27, 2025)
Registered
May 21, 2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Nov 18, 2024
Officer
HEITH LYNN HARPER
Phone
(936) 269-3083
Email
allibeth@axedirectional.com
Address
154 Fm 139, Joaquin TX 75954-5604

Cargo

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Machinery/Large ObjectsOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightOther: BRINE WATERUtilityWater Well

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Dec 2025
Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
17
6% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
76.5%
13 of 17 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
5.9%
1 of 17 driver inspections
Violations
113
20 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 4 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 3 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 6 inspections, 3 out of service 6 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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Violations

113 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Dec 2025
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    110 · 19 out-of-service
    Brakes 31 · Lights 25 · Cargo securement 10 · Tires 10 · Wheels & hubs 8 · 26 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 out-of-service
    Seat belt 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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8 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Dec 2025 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    4
    2025
    May 4, 2025 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    23
    2025
    Feb 23, 2025 · Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    27
    2024
    Dec 27, 2024 · Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    18
    2024
    Nov 18, 2024 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway not divided.
  • Nov
    14
    2024
    Nov 14, 2024 · Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: ALLIED WORLD INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Dec 6, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Dec 6, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
  • No liability filing on FMCSA's file since Dec 6, 2025 (9 days through May 14, 2026) while the authority required one
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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 10
  • Texas (HQ) 7
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