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DESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

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Company CheckDESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC · DOT 661337

13159 S 6100 W, HERRIMAN, UT, 84096

DOT# 661337 MC# 309755 Herriman, Utah 29 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$2,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

204

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 6, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 2, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 4, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Aug 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 27, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION CONTRACT.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($2,000,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(801) 253-0777

Fax(801) 253-8696

Email[email protected]

Physical Address13159 S 6100 W, HERRIMAN, UT, 84096

Mailing Address13159 S 6100 W, HERRIMAN, UT, 84096

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC309755

CommonInactive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating29 years

Company Overview

DESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Herriman, Utah. The company has been in operation for 29 years, registered with the FMCSA on 10/02/1996. The fleet consists of 46 power units and 90 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 4,218,861 miles (2023). 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 204 inspections are on file. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $2,000,000 is on file through NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, DESERT STAR TRANSPORTATION LLC has a Trust Score of 94/100 (Excellent).

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 4.02 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.62 · 32 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .11 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.52 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage4,218,861 miles

Mileage Year2023

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.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS6.1% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS14.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerYes

Last Review12/06/2016

Insurance

Amount$2,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/01/2026

CompanyNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #GAL 4840079-00

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet46 units

Drivers90

Mileage4,218,861 mi

Operating29 years

MCS-15011/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total147

Out of Service9

OOS Rate6.1%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total57

Out of Service8

OOS Rate14.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/06/2016 | Rated: 04/07/2015

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

24 · 0 OOS -

2024

68 · 8 OOS ▲

2025

72 · 10 OOS ▲

2026

42 · 4 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

0 crashes ▼

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

1 crash =

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, 147 inspections, 19 resulted in out-of-service (12.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 13 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 10 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
01/04/2026	CEDAR CITY	UT	1	1	3	Rain	Wet	Daylight
08/02/2025	Unknown	AZ	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dusk
07/24/2023	UNINCORPORATED	CA	4	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

116 roadside violations across 147 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

Unsafe Driving 49 violations · 5 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 46 violations · 10 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 17 violations · 6 OOS

Driver Fitness 3 violations · 2 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 (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/26/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	ID	Full (Level I)	EAST BOISE ID	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	NV	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2026	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	EMIGRANT HILL OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB ANTELOPE SCALE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/14/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2026	OR	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	ST. GEORGE UT	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT COLLINS CO	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DONNER PASS CVEF	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. PASS IF	1	1	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2026	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARSON CHECK SITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2026	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	IR80 W/B MM312 OSINO CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-15 NB/D STREET	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	PANGUITCH UT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	N/B US-101 AT VENTU	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	KANAB UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ECHO UT	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	NEEDLES AREA (VIDAL JUNCTION)	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2026	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	I80 W/B MM296	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2026	WY	Full (Level I)	LARAMIE POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/12/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT. PASS IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2026	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. GEORGE UT	3	1	2	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/20/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/14/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	MT. PASS IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/09/2025	ID	Full (Level I)	EAST BOISE ID	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/03/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 AT DRY CREEK	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	YUMA AZ	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
11/24/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASA GRANDE AZ	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN I-15 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/17/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PAGE AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/15/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2025	UT	Full (Level I)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	UT	Full (Level I)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-5 NB TO TWIN CITIES	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/15/2025	NV	Full (Level I)	SLOAN CHECK SITE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/10/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	TUCSON AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/09/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN I-15 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BAKERSFIELD AREA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GILROY IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/05/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CACHE CREEK SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2025	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRANDVIEW WA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/28/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTAIC IF	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASTAIC IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US84 EB SNYDER SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	W/B PERALTA SCALE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/08/2025	WA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RIDGEFIELD WA	4	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2025	OR	Driver-Only (Level III)	CASCADE LOCKS OR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	IR80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/27/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WENDOVER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/07/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST COVINA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/06/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I 80 W/B ANTELOPE SCALES	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/29/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	N/B SR-99 JNO SR-119	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/28/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	MOUNTAIN PASS CVEF	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARSON CHECK SITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	GRAPEVINE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	UT	Full (Level I)	SOUTH JORDAN UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	EB ANTELOPE SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	UPLAND	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARSON CHECK SITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	WADSWORTH	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/20/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	WADSWORTH	4	1	4	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	BARSTOW AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/15/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MT PASS JPOE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/14/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	NV	Driver-Only (Level III)	SLOAN CHECK SITE	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CORDELIA IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2025	NV	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLOAN CHECKSITE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections150

Unsafe Driving 15 viols

HOS Compliance 32 viols

Driver Fitness 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST)	CTP0001383	$1,000,000	12/15/1999	06/30/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST)	CTP0001383	$0	10/09/1999	06/30/2001	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST)	CTP0001383	$1,000,000	10/09/1999	12/15/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	7376118696-960	$1,000,000	10/09/1996	11/16/1999	Cancelled
34	CARGO	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	7376118696-960	$0	10/09/1996	11/16/1999	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	7376118696-960	$1,000,000	10/09/1996	10/09/1999	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2488612	$750,000	08/04/2004	06/30/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	A0022768001	$750,000	06/30/2014	03/15/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0004197	$750,000	06/30/2011	06/30/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TF661242	$750,000	06/30/2010	06/30/2011	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	506-8658034	$750,000	06/30/2009	06/30/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	CT779737-8008-081	$750,000	06/30/2008	06/30/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	TP3040743	$1,000,000	06/30/2007	06/30/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0041567	$1,000,000	06/30/2005	06/30/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	CM0041567	$1,000,000	06/30/2005	08/06/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI98384216	$0	06/30/2004	07/31/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	451945	$0	06/30/2003	06/30/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	451945	$0	06/30/2003	06/30/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2488612	$1,000,000	06/30/2001	08/04/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	BA2488612	$0	06/30/2001	06/30/2003	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC309755	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	10/25/1996	REVOKED	02/04/2000
MC309755	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/03/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/27/2008
MC309755	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	04/09/1997	-	-
MC309755	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/27/2025

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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

Driver 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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/1/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 6.1224% vs national avg 5.51%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 46 vehicles (~0.04 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: 2 crash(es) across 46 vehicles (~0.04 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 6.1224% vs national avg 5.51%.

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) knockout	−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.

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