ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING INC
DBA JONAH TRUCKING
175 power units
124 drivers
mileage unreliable
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
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Low confidence
30 yrs history · 29 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 175 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 124 · 102
- Annual miles
- 3.8M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 119 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| Tractors | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Trailers | 521 | 0 | 0 | 521 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 26, 2022)4 yrs old
- Registered
- Sep 18, 1996 (30 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 6, 2026 (Address Change)
- Officer
- SPENCER THERIAULT
- Phone
- (970) 397-7322
- marcus.prochazka@ensignenergy.com
- Address
- 18287 Wcr 394, Lasalle CO 80645
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesOilfield EquipmentGeneral FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: PRODUCTION WATERConstructionWater Well
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
4
1 fatal (1 death) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
29
83% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.3%
2 of 15 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 29 driver inspections
Violations
9
3 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
9 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 3 out-of-serviceBrakes 3 · Cargo securement 3 · Other parts 1
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Hours of service No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 2
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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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-
Apr122026Apr 12, 2026 · North DakotaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jul242025Jul 24, 2025 · ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr12025Apr 1, 2025 · ColoradoInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, fog, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Nov172024Nov 17, 2024 · ColoradoFatal · 1 deathTwo-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 4 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 4 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Nov 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2007
- Cargo filing
- on file · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 1, 2022
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY since Nov 1, 2022
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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
- Colorado (HQ) 15
- Wyoming 9
- Montana 2
- North Dakota 1
- New Mexico 1
- Nevada 1
52% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 3 | 2.00 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 2 | 0.37 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
29 driver inspections · 15 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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