Carrier profile · USDOT 2557413 · MC-891857 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Desert Auto Corp

3 power unitsavg 14.7 yrRegional · 7 statesGLENDALE, AZ83/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-891857 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.7Avg age (yr)

2001–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(754) 333-4643 Email dispatchdesert6508@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.7 yr

Model years 2001–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 10.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Qualitas’14–’17

United Financial’19–’21

North America’21–’23

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	4
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	5
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Dec 2021 → Dec 2023	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2021	$750K	3
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Dec 2017	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 10

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GLENDALE, AZ

6508 W NORTHVIEW AVE

Top corridor

FL ⇄ AZ

FL 4 · CA 2 · AZ 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3736175 USDOT 3058467 USDOT 3277583Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2990647 USDOT 3058467 USDOT 3058476 USDOT 3736175 USDOT 3578110 USDOT 3277583 USDOT 3053950

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6508 W NORTHVIEW AVE, GLENDALE, AZ, 85301
Mailing address: 13940 W MEEKER BLVD ST115146, SUN CITY WEST, AZ, 85375
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (754) 333-4643
Fax: (754) 333-4646
Email: desert6508@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Nadezda Krasovskiy
USDOT / docket: 2557413 · MC-891857
First registered: Nov 11, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2024 · 80,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

80,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DESERT AUTO CORP.

DESERT AUTO CORP (USDOT 2557413) has a Vektor safety score of 83/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DESERT AUTO CORP's USDOT number?

DESERT AUTO CORP's USDOT number is 2557413, and its motor carrier number is MC-891857.

Is DESERT AUTO CORP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 13, 2026, DESERT AUTO CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DESERT AUTO CORP's safety record?

DESERT AUTO CORP has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 83/100 (tier: review).

How big is DESERT AUTO CORP's fleet?

DESERT AUTO CORP operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DESERT AUTO CORP based?

DESERT AUTO CORP is based in GLENDALE, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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