DESERT WEST ENTERPRISES LLC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
- Company officer
- HANNAH BUCKELEW
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2011-03-10
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-05-04
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 11 trucks · 11 owned tractors · 7 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 graphThis carrier shares emails with 60 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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- 05/04/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2025)
- 01/01/2020Insurance filed — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA-ZE6924
- 01/01/2020Insurance replaced — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA-ZD5062
- 07/23/2019Insurance replaced — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 9837282
- 07/23/2019Insurance replaced — ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA-ZD5062
- 01/09/2019Insurance cancelled — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy NFE 0864694
- 12/13/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/24/2018)
- 07/23/2018Insurance replaced — STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy NFE 0864694
- 07/24/2015Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 70TRS050334
- 06/29/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/24/2015)
- 06/01/2015Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 4E7 59 82
- 04/24/2015Out-of-service order rescinded
- 04/20/2015Federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
- 02/25/2015MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 06/01/2014Insurance replaced — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 4E7 59 82
- 03/10/2011Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-05-04
- Reported mileage
- 47,000 mi (2025)
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