UMAR FAROOQ G DESAI
DBA AMERICA'S BEST TRUCKING
USDOT 1073759MC-Docket MC443624FRESNO, CA
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UMAR FAROOQ G DESAI (USDOT 1073759) in FRESNO, CA — 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 2006-06-17 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2022-05-23) — 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.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 9 times, most recent 2022-05-23 — 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
- Not applicable
- Contract authority
- Active
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.25
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.84
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
2
Crashes
35
Inspections
12
OOS inspections
21
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 7
- Total drivers
- 6
- Years in business
- 24
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 11.1%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 40%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
- 9 times last 2022-05-23
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-03-18
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2006-06-17
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
53
Inspections
20
OOS inspections
118
Violations
37
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-06-24 → 2026-05-05.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2026-01-31
AZ
Tow-away
2024-11-12
TX
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
45 | 16 | 2026-06-08 |
Hours of service 395
|
44 | 7 | 2026-04-24 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
24 | 12 | 2026-05-05 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 1 | 2024-11-19 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2024-04-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Deflated air suspension | OOS |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. | OOS |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2026-05-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements | — |
| 2026-02-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-12-12 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-10-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2025-10-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | OOS |
| 2025-10-18 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2025-09-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - No visible or measurable lubricant showing in the hub - outer wheel | OOS |
| 2025-09-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel | OOS |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-07-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-06-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | OOS |
| 2025-06-17 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2025-06-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-05-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2025-05-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel | OOS |
| 2025-03-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements. | — |
| 2025-02-07 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-01-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation | OOS |
| 2024-12-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the curr | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2024-12-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2024-11-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last | — |
| 2024-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes | — |
| 2024-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied | OOS |
| 2024-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative | — |
| 2024-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2024-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured | OOS |
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.
2026-06-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
2026-05-05 5 viols· 5 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-BHTD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SDAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2026-04-24 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2026-02-16 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2025-12-12 5 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LTSIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
2025-10-21 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | OOS | — |
2025-10-18 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4-ELDBRODS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 34A1-ELDDFN | — | — |
2025-09-20 3 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5A-HNLOW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSLIW | OOS | — |
2025-07-09 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 | — | — |
2025-06-17 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
2025-05-26 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSML | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-04-10 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A4-EEUS | — | — |
2025-03-07 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 26B | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSLIW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
2025-02-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
2025-01-25 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A2 | OOS | — |
2024-12-20 9 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPD | — | — |
2024-11-20 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPDOOS | — | — |
2024-11-19 8 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45A-BHTBS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207F-SLAS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LFTSI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
2024-10-04 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-09-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
2024-09-21 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
2024-09-14 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9(d)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-06-04 21 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30(b)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32(b) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32(b) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 32(b) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
2024-05-08 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | — | — |
2024-04-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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