Carrier profile · USDOT 3873183 · MC-1418701 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DESERT BUS LINES INC

0 power unitsYUMA, AZ82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1418701 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(800) 620-1541 Email dispatchsupport@desertbuslines.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Insurance on fileNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Financial’22–’22

National Liability’22–’23

Berkshire Hathaway’23–’24

Berkshire Hathaway’25–now

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Oct 2025	$1.5M	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$1.5M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$1.5M	5
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Nov 2022	$1.5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

YUMA, AZ

1117 E 23RD ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael ponce — 3 carriers: USDOT 3564210 USDOT 4530521

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1117 E 23RD ST, YUMA, AZ, 85363
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 620-1541
Cell: (760) 532-4738
Email: support@desertbuslines.com
Web domain: desertbuslines.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Ponce
USDOT / docket: 3873183 · MC-1418701
First registered: Apr 28, 2022
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 125,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

125,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 DESERT BUS LINES INC.

DESERT BUS LINES INC (USDOT 3873183) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 17, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DESERT BUS LINES INC's USDOT number?

DESERT BUS LINES INC's USDOT number is 3873183, and its motor carrier number is MC-1418701.

Is DESERT BUS LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DESERT BUS LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DESERT BUS LINES INC's safety record?

DESERT BUS LINES INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).