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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1965180· MC1033795· CARRIER
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DESERT ROADS LOGISTICS

Legal: DESERT ROADS EXPRESS LLC

5855 S PALO VERDE RD, TUCSON, AZ, 85706(520) 309-5389desertroadslogistics@gmail.comJOSE ANTONIO CONTRERAS
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1033795

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 05/10/2026
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.· policy GAT0007368
Authority history (4) ▾
04/15/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/08/2024)
05/05/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/03/2021)
05/01/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/11/2020)
05/15/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (9) ▾
  1. UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2024 → 05/10/2026
  2. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2023 → 05/10/2024
  3. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2021 → 05/10/2023
  4. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2021 → 06/07/2021
  5. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2020 → 05/23/2021
  6. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2020 → 05/10/2021
  7. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2021 → 05/10/2021
  8. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2019 → 05/28/2020
  9. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/10/2019 → 05/10/2020

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver3 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

3 inspections · 15 violations (1 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.

3
Inspections
15
Violations
1
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • AZ2
  • CO2
  • TX1
  • LA1
  • MO1
  • TN1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

▲ Trending worse
1
Inspections
7
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 71%Other 29%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
5 violations · 71% of recent
  • 393.11B-CSRIGRRConspicuity Systems - Trailers, rear impact guard retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993
  • 393.86A1-RIGRear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26, 1998 inadequate or missing.
  • 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Other
2 violations · 29% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLSRState/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
  • 392.2-SLLSIVState/Local Laws - State insurance violation
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

8
Inspections
15
Violations
1
Out-of-service
33
CSA points
1
Crashes
6
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

3 truck 2 trailer
2009 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 7×
1UYVS25369M789518· 03736H AZ
2010 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
1FUJGLBG0ASAP6282· AL23934 AZ
2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGLDR8JSHU4696· AN57324 AZ
2009 PETERBILT 389
1XPXD49X79D775054· 1N01448 TX
2020 TRAVIS BODY & TRAILER, INC.
48XFF3928L1013964· DL4424 OK

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
JOSE ANTONIO CONTRERAS
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2009-11-10
Last MCS-150 update
2024-11-19
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or officers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
2
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Strong· 2
1
JOSE ANTONIO CONTRERAS
USDOT 2773350Active· LOS ANGELES, CA
Strong
Officer
2
JOSE CONTRERAS
USDOT 3500088Inactive· SALUDA, SC
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
V FLORES TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1965150Active· PALMVIEW, TX
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1XPXD49X79D77505448XFF3928L1013964

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

16 events
  1. 05/10/2026Insurance filed — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy GAT0007368

  2. 05/10/2026Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA980941702

  3. 11/19/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2023)

  4. 05/10/2024Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy LTO8001052

  5. 04/15/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/08/2024)

  6. 05/10/2023Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0171257001

  7. 06/07/2021Insurance name changed — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0171257001

  8. 05/23/2021Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC

    BIPD/Primary · policy MDX-20-162675-00

  9. 05/10/2021Insurance replaced — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC

    BIPD/Primary · policy MDX-20-162675-00

  10. 05/10/2021Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0171257001

  11. 05/05/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/03/2021)

  12. 05/28/2020Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC

    BIPD/Primary · policy MDX-19-142087-00

  13. 05/10/2020Insurance replaced — NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC

    BIPD/Primary · policy MDX-19-142087-00

  14. 05/01/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/11/2020)

  15. 05/15/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  16. 11/10/2009Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-11-19
Reported mileage
148,307 mi (2023)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. May, 2021

    • Name changed to "DESERT ROADS EXPRESS LLC"

  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — JOSE ANTONIO CONTRERAS, TUCSON, AZ

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 9:33 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.