Carrier profile · USDOT 1360391 · MC-521336 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Desert Express Transportation Lines Inc

8 power unitsavg 8 yrLocal · 2 statesSALINAS, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-521336 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’23 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’05–’07

Monterey’08–’10

Scottsdale’12–’19

United States’19–’23

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2019 → Dec 2023	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2011	$750K	1
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2010	$750K	10
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2008	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → May 2007	$750K	2