Carrier profile · USDOT 2981855 · MC-14643 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Desert Highway Trans LLC

20 power unitsavg 6.9 yrNational · 17 statesHUTCHINS, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-14643 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

42Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(480) 296-2365 Email dispatchdispatch@dhtranz.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 15.1 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

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 8

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Financial’18–’19

Redwood Fire’19–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

North America’21–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’25

Accredited’25–’26

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Mar 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Apr 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	5
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	10
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 42

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

67.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 17 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

HUTCHINS, TX

116 S INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45

Top corridor

MO ⇄ TX

MO 7 · TX 7 · KS 6

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: 13 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2819785 USDOT 3185487 USDOT 1741743 USDOT 2545675 USDOT 3241512 USDOT 1079507 USDOT 3404421 USDOT 2924140Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (45 trucks · 52 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 79466 USDOT 688143 USDOT 2443160 USDOT 3240828 USDOT 3745506 USDOT 3451868 USDOT 3458700 USDOT 3541067

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 116 S INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, HUTCHINS, TX, 75141
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (480) 296-2365
Email: dispatch@dhtranz.com
Web domain: dhtranz.com

Registration

Officers: Seli Holdings · Michelle Tarango
USDOT / docket: 2981855 · MC-14643
First registered: Mar 6, 2017
Last MCS-150: Feb 24, 2026 · 870,560 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

870,560

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 HIGHWAY TRANS LLC.

DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC (USDOT 2981855) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Mar 31, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 17 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC's USDOT number?

DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC's USDOT number is 2981855, and its motor carrier number is MC-14643.

Is DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC's safety record?

DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC's fleet?

DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC operates 20 power units and 20 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC based?

DESERT HIGHWAY TRANS LLC is based in HUTCHINS, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 17 states.

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