BAJA DESERT TRANSPORT
Legal: OMAR V RUVALCABA AND CAROLINA LOPEZ
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, 20265 inspections · 6 violations (2 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23A2-LCDLNDriver Fitness1 OOS
License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
8
1× · sev 8
- 2391.11B5-DNLDriver Fitness1 OOS
Driver does not have a valid operator's license for the CMV being operated
8
1× · sev 8
- 3392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 4395.3A2-HOSPDHOS Compliance
HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time
7
1× · sev 7
- 5395.8(e)(1)PCHOS Compliance
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
7
1× · sev 7
- 6395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS Compliance
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days.
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- CA3
- WA2
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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- CAROLINA LOPEZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2015-02-23
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-07-31
- Census status
- I
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 graphThis carrier shares addresses or officers with 4 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
39 events- 08/01/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 07/31/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2024)
- 07/30/2025Insurance filed — PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy PTI003542-00
- 07/13/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-79-1-244862
- 07/13/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-79-1-233832
- 06/17/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/11/2024)
- 01/02/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-79-1-233832
- 12/13/2023Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-79-1-233832
- 12/06/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/14/2023)
- 09/05/2023Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-79-1-233832
- 08/08/2023Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-79-1-233832
- 07/19/2023Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KYL-0000905-03
- 07/13/2023Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KYL-0000905-03
- 03/19/2023Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KYL-0000905-02
- 02/21/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/17/2023)
- 03/19/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KYL-0000905-01
- 02/22/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/21/2022)
- 03/19/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KYL-0000905-00
- 02/22/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/22/2021)
- 06/16/2020Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy KYL-0000905-00
- 03/19/2020Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LZK-0000084-02
- 02/21/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2020)
- 03/19/2019Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LZK-0000084-01
- 02/20/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2019)
- 02/19/2019Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LZK-0000084-01
- 03/19/2018Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LZK-0000084-00
- 02/20/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/19/2018)
- 08/19/2017Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LZK-0000084-00
- 07/24/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/25/2017)
- 06/21/2017Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LZK-0000084-00
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2026-05-01
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-07-31
- Reported mileage
- 271,596 mi (2024)
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