Carrier profile · USDOT 3216126 · MC-1005493 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC

46 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 29 statesEL PASO, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1005493 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

66 observed · MCS-150

65Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 955-9743 Email dispatchsafety@borderdesert.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 225 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

161 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 17.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 96 vehicle and 161 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 7.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

160 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 13

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 161
Annualized: ≈81 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving40 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 11 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Trisura Specialty’19–’25

Highlander Specialty’25–’26

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2025	$750K	14
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2019 → Feb 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 66
Trailers (towed): 65

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

160

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

EL PASO, TX

13005 PELLICANO DR

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 44 · TX 31 · TN 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 12 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 818175 USDOT 1053118 USDOT 2820782 USDOT 3650247 USDOT 53467 USDOT 2119362 USDOT 3358251 USDOT 920253Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (66 trucks · 63 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2342183 USDOT 3240043 USDOT 3780645 USDOT 892826 USDOT 1479588 USDOT 2996436 USDOT 920253 USDOT 1718446

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13005 PELLICANO DR, EL PASO, TX, 79928
Mailing address: 12977 TIGER VALLEY DR, EL PASO, TX, 79928
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 955-9743
Email: safety@borderdesert.com
Web domain: borderdesert.com

Registration

Officers: Ramon Sosa · Jimena Porras
USDOT / docket: 3216126 · MC-1005493
First registered: Nov 27, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jul 7, 2025 · 6,234,390 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 105326275

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,234,390

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC.

BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3216126) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 28, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 161 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 96 vehicle-level and 161 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 53 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 7, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3216126, and its motor carrier number is MC-1005493.

Is BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC has a 17.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 225 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).