Carrier profile · USDOT 512717 · MC-261560 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Desert Equipment Co Inc

2 power unitsSCOTTSDALE, AZ50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNMC-261560 STATUS UNKNOWN

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

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

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

Unsafe Driving

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Driver Fitness

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Vehicle Maintenance

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 1 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 19 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2022	1	0	0	1
2018	1	0	0	1
2017	1	0	0	1
2016	4	1	0	4
2015	2	1	0	2
2006	1	0	0	1
2005	2	0	0	2
2004	1	0	0	1
2002	1	0	0	1
2001	3	0	2	3
2000	1	0	0	1
1993	1	0	0	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Mar 9, 2022	AZ	0	0	Yes
Sep 28, 2018	AZ	0	0	Yes
Apr 25, 2017	AZ	0	0	Yes
Jul 21, 2016	AZ	1	0	Yes
May 18, 2016	AZ	0	0	Yes
Feb 11, 2016	AZ	0	0	Yes
Jan 13, 2016	AZ	0	0	Yes
Nov 6, 2015	AZ	0	0	Yes
Feb 25, 2015	AZ	1	0	Yes
Sep 12, 2006	AZ	0	0	Yes
Oct 3, 2005	AZ	0	0	Yes
Sep 27, 2005	AZ	0	0	Yes
Jan 12, 2004	AZ	0	0	Yes
Mar 26, 2002	AZ	0	0	Yes
Nov 7, 2001	AZ	0	2	Yes
Jul 12, 2001	AZ	0	1	Yes
Mar 21, 2001	AZ	0	0	Yes
Aug 25, 2000	AZ	0	0	Yes
Oct 14, 1993	MO	0	0	Yes