← Back to Search

VALIDATED

DESERT AUTO CORP

Trust Score

Good Why this score?

Company CheckDESERT AUTO CORP · DOT 2557413

14212 W BUTLER DR, WADDELL, AZ, 85355

DOT# 2557413 MC# 891857 Waddell, Arizona 11 years

CARRIER

★★★★★ Ratings & reviews

Save to favorites Watch, alerts on changes Write a review Add a private note Download PDF report

Create free account →

Free • 30 seconds • Already a member? Log in

Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

Is this your company? Claim your profile →

Just researching? Create a free account →

Deep records on this carrier, only on LoadWrap

SMS BASIC Scores→ Safety & Inspections→ Licensing & Insurance→ Know Your Rights→ VIN Watch & CARB Check→ Get Change Alerts→

Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 17, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jun 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 1, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Apr 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Feb 11, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Dec 23, 2024
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

PhoneSign in to view

EmailSign in to view

Physical Address14212 W BUTLER DR, WADDELL, AZ, 85355

Mailing Address13940 W MEEKER BLVD ST115146, SUN CITY WEST, AZ, 85375

Other Companies at This Address

Address14212 W BUTLER DR, WADDELL, AZ 85355

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
DESERT AUTO CORP this company	2557413	Sign in	Active
INFINITY PLASTERING INC	1796961	Sign in	Active
AT NATIONWIDE CORP	3075196	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC891857

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating11 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 7.66 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.86 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .04 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.61 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage80,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS9.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS28.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review05/07/2024

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective02/09/2026

CompanyTRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BE20173637-00

Last checked08/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage80,000 mi

Operating11 years

MCS-15005/2024

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service1

OOS Rate9.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service2

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 05/07/2024

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

14 · 2 OOS -

2024

5 · 1 OOS ▼

2025

6 · 1 OOS =

2026

4 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 12 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/13/2024	CHERRY HILL	NJ	0	2	1	3	Clear	Wet	Daylight
11/14/2023	DURANGO	CO	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

28 roadside violations across 12 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 14 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 5 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (29)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/17/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/01/2026	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/23/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TUCSON AZ	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/16/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASA GRANDE AZ	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	JACKSON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	YULEE FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	YULEE FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAINT GEORGE SC	6	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/14/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONTCLAIR VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SB	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2024	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-95 SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PETERSBURG VA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/24/2023	NM	Full (Level I)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	5	1	0	0	5	1	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILTON FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH HAVEN M.C.I.S. #26A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2023	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUTTE MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/23/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/20/2023	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN SIMON ROAD SIDE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/06/2023	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	INTERSTATE 19 S/B KM-93	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-40 1 MILES E OF MOUNTAIN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2023	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/02/2023	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAST BOUND	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2023	WY	Walk-Around (Level II)	SHERIDAN/DIETZ POE	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2023	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM 64 I 29	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections12

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 4 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 5 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMTH25549090	$1,000,000	12/28/2021	12/30/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMTH25549090	$1,000,000	12/28/2021	12/21/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA1583059	$1,000,000	12/28/2019	06/21/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-AZ-0000831-18-01	$1,000,000	12/28/2018	03/17/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN213778	$750,000	12/27/2017	12/27/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA990823240	$1,000,000	12/21/2024	03/14/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AFXAZ002046-00	$750,000	12/21/2023	03/19/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AFXAZ002046-00	$750,000	12/21/2023	02/13/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QAZD-95747-01	$750,000	12/07/2016	11/16/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QAZD-92632-02	$1,000,000	11/25/2015	11/25/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QAZD-92632-01	$1,000,000	11/25/2014	11/25/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QAZD-95747-01	$750,000	11/16/2017	12/07/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-AZ-0000831-18-01	$1,000,000	10/31/2019	01/22/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-AZ-0000831-18-01	$1,000,000	10/31/2019	12/28/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01583059	$1,000,000	09/30/2021	12/28/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA990823240	$1,000,000	07/15/2025	08/19/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA01583059	$1,000,000	06/21/2021	09/30/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	ATG-AZ-0000831-18-01	$1,000,000	03/17/2019	10/31/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA990823240	$1,000,000	03/14/2025	07/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AFXAZ002046-00	$750,000	03/14/2024	12/21/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AFXAZ002046-00	$750,000	02/13/2024	03/14/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	AFXAZ002046-00	$750,000	02/13/2024	04/13/2024	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC891857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/13/2016	REVOKED	12/19/2017
MC891857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/09/2014	REVOKED	12/05/2016
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/04/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/22/2023
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/25/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/23/2024
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/29/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/27/2015
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/03/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/04/2021
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/2025
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/27/2021
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/19/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/22/2019
MC891857	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/24/2025
MC891857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/08/2019	REVOKED	11/06/2019
MC891857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/07/2020	-	-
MC891857	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/03/2018	REVOKED	01/02/2019

No revocation records.

Stay ahead of changes

You are checking DESERT AUTO CORP today. We can keep watching them for you.

Authority gets revoked, insurance lapses, and a company that looks clean today can change overnight. Create an account, add this company to your list,
and the moment their authority, insurance, safety or contact details change, you see it on your dashboard, or get it by email with Pro.

Add them to your list

Keep this company and every partner you vet in one place you can come back to.

Get a change alert

The moment authority, insurance or safety status moves, you hear about it first.

See the full history

Trust Score over time and the complete authority and insurance timeline, not just today.

74/100

Good

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 74

−10

Starts at 100−26 totalFinal 74

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 9.0909% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

DESERT AUTO CORP

Trust Score

Public record

Company Information

Contact Details

Other Companies at This Address

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (29)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

You are checking DESERT AUTO CORP today. We can keep watching them for you.

Add them to your list

Get a change alert

See the full history