DESERT STAR LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 3787340MC-Docket MC1358073EL PASO, TX
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DESERT STAR LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3787340) in EL PASO, TX — 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: $1,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Current BIPD policy (MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-30) — 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 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2026-01-30 — 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.75
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.17
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.76
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 7.77
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
25
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
13
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Total drivers
- 8
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 4%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 33.3%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
- 2 times last 2026-01-30
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-09-25
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
27
Inspections
10
OOS inspections
109
Violations
17
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2024-07-05 → 2026-04-23.
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
|
53 | 9 | 2026-04-23 |
Hours of service 395
|
16 | 1 | 2026-04-23 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
10 | 2 | 2026-04-22 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
6 | 0 | 2026-04-23 |
CDL standards 383
|
2 | 1 | 2025-06-19 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
1 | 1 | 2025-06-19 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2026-02-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) | — |
| 2025-12-18 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material | — |
| 2025-11-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/improper tractor protection valve | OOS |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering system components worn welded or missing | OOS |
| 2025-11-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-09-10 | Unsafe Driving | Failure to obey traffic control device | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective | — |
| 2025-08-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance | — |
| 2025-08-14 | 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 | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-06-19 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has | OOS |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - outer wheel | OOS |
| 2025-06-19 | Vehicle Maintenance | Damaged securement system/tiedowns | — |
| 2025-06-19 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-05-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Oil and/or grease leak | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Cab door missing/broken | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable Required Lamp | — |
| 2025-03-05 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | — |
| 2025-01-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-11-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2024-11-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf | — |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative/defective brakes | OOS |
| 2024-11-14 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperative turn signal | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 18 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-04-23 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLCP | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A-BCFSBD-SA | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A1-HOSP | OOS | — |
2026-04-22 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2026-04-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D3 | — | — |
2026-02-24 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLUV | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
2026-02-19 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 83G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E1-PC | — | — |
2025-12-18 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 32B | — | — |
2025-12-04 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A4 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A4 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A4 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A4 | — | — |
2025-11-19 1 viol· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 43A | OOS | — |
2025-11-06 11 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-08-14 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLMF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2025-06-19 6 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B4 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSLOW | OOS | — |
2025-05-29 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2025-03-05 12 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11LR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 205C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-02-20 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2024-10-04 12 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(b) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22(h)(4) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
2024-09-26 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104(b) | — | — |
2024-08-28 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
2024-07-05 10 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(c)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a)(4) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
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