SAHARA PALLETS LLC

USDOT 812789MC-Docket MC798539SOMERTON, AZ
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SAHARA PALLETS LLC (USDOT 812789) in SOMERTON, AZ — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2015-07-13 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-03-31) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 13 times, most recent 2026-03-31 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.2
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.92

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
42
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
11
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
2
Years in business
27
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
2.2%
Vehicle OOS rate
25%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
13 times last 2026-03-31
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-14
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2015-07-13
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

68
Inspections
22
OOS inspections
205
Violations
32
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-05-29 → 2026-03-17.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
116 19 2026-03-10
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
13 2 2026-02-23
Driver qualifications 391
7 0 2026-03-06
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2024-05-03
CDL standards 383
1 1 2024-10-23
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-02-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
2026-03-10 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-03-06 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake syste
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-26 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
2026-02-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-02-26 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2026-02-26 Vehicle Maintenance Rear Impact Guards - Trailers and semitrailers manufactured on or after January 26 1998 inadequate or missing.
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2026-02-23 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-23 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1100 lbs OOS
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-11-19 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped OOS
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2025-11-18 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-11-18 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-11-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-11-12 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-11-03 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-11-03 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-08-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Lamps improper color height location.
2025-08-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2025-08-28 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-08-28 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-08-28 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2025-08-28 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative
2025-08-28 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns
2025-05-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-04-24 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-04-24 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2025-04-16 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-10 US · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRCLS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2026-03-06 US · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C2-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2026-02-26 AZ · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SLAS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 86A1-RIG
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2026-02-23 US · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2026-02-04 AZ · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B2I-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
2025-11-19 US · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2025-11-18 US · Level 2 9 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOLTIS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2025-11-12 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALBV
2025-11-03 US · Level 1 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2025-08-28 US · Level 2 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B-C
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2025-05-15 AZ · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-04-24 US · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2025-04-16 US · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSML
2025-04-03 US · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-03-20 US · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-03-18 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2025-02-28 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
2025-02-19 US · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B2I-C OOS
General safety regulations 390 21TB3-OPERBY
2025-02-12 US · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43B-BATV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2025-01-31 US · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
2025-01-29 US · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHWS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LFTSI
2024-12-11 US · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-ALATR
2024-10-23 US · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LSML
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2024-10-22 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2024-08-21 US · Level 1 8 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS

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