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DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC

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Company CheckDESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC · DOT 2981855

116 S INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, HUTCHINS, TX, 75141

DOT# 2981855 MC# 14643 Hutchins, Texas 8 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 25, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Aug 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 3, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Jul 6, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
May 5, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address116 S INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, HUTCHINS, TX, 75141

Mailing Address116 S INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, HUTCHINS, TX, 75141

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC014643

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating8 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 5.27 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .38 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.24 · 14 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage150,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS23.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

Policy #016-80-0432

Last checked09/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet20 units

Drivers20

Mileage150,000 mi

Operating8 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total40

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total21

Out of Service5

OOS Rate23.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

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

2024

1 · 1 OOS -

2025

22 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

28 · 4 OOS =

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

2 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 Aug 2026, 51 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (17.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 7 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
07/06/2026	Not Reported	NE	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
05/05/2026	CEDAR HILL	TX	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/18/2024	RURAL	LA	0	1	1	Clear	Water	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

47 roadside violations across 51 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 23 violations · 7 OOS

Unsafe Driving 15 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 9 violations · 3 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 (51)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/25/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOONVILLE MO	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WACO GA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON KS	2	2	2	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2026	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	NASHVILLE TN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/26/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	PIKE COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2026	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEFLIN AL	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/10/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARDNER KS	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/27/2026	OH	Full (Level I)	LONDON OH	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/03/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DECATUR GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2026	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OLATHE KS	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	KS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US75 SB DENISON SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON COUNTY MS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2026	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEWTON COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PERRYVILLE MD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST CLAIR MO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/10/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE ROCK AR	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/03/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	9352 IH30 WB SVC RD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST GENEVIEVE MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2026	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BOSSIER CITY LA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	LONDON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2026	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 60/ I-35	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/25/2026	KY	Full (Level I)	LONDON	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
12/24/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH45 NB WILMER SCALE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NEOSHO COUNTY - 133	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	SOUTH HAVEN M.C.I.S	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EAGLEVILLE MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/15/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	EAGLEVILLE MO	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MANCHESTER TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHARLESTON MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/30/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOPE AR	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAMMOND LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 MM 59	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	STANTON TN	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	MO	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHARLESTON MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	PONCHATOULA LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST MEMPHIS AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NB MM 59 REST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WADSWORTH OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections45

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 14 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	12/31/2019	01/24/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	12/31/2019	02/05/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	12/03/2019	12/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	12/03/2019	01/29/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20170552-00	$750,000	12/01/2020	04/09/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	09/10/2019	12/03/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	09/10/2019	12/06/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 7570853	$750,000	08/20/2018	04/27/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	07/08/2019	10/10/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	07/08/2019	09/10/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMT H25549090	$1,000,000	06/30/2023	04/01/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	04/27/2019	07/10/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	01TRM034137-01	$750,000	04/27/2019	07/08/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 7570853	$750,000	04/27/2018	08/20/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMTH25549090	$1,000,000	04/09/2021	04/30/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMTH25549090	$1,000,000	04/09/2021	03/30/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	BE20170552-00	$750,000	04/09/2020	12/01/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRI21L9834	$750,000	03/31/2024	03/31/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMT H25549090	$1,000,000	03/30/2023	06/30/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	MMT H25549090	$1,000,000	03/30/2023	08/05/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CA1712133	$750,000	01/24/2020	04/08/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/12/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/04/2019
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/10/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/17/2023
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/13/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/09/2019
MC014643	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/10/2018	-	-
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/03/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/28/2023
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/15/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/08/2021
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/12/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/10/2020
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/05/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/03/2024
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/04/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/2025
MC014643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/09/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/2020

No revocation records.

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94/100

Excellent

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 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 23.8095% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 23.8095% 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 HIGHWAY TRANS LLC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (51)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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