Desert Empire Transfer and Storage Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 18
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 28
- Annualized
- ≈14 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 19, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 19 total · 1 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | AZ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 22, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2023 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 26, 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 1, 2013 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 7, 2010 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 8, 2008 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 27, 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2004 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2001 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2000 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 1999 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 1998 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 1994 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 1994 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 1994 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 1994 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |