VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
DESERT EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LINES INC
USDOT 1360391 · MC-521336 · 11 MAPLE ST SUITE D, SALINAS, CA 93901
93Clear to loadLow riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 10, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 1
- Vehicle out-of-service rate above average — 31.3% vs the 22.3% national average.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 21 years — Operating authority has been on file since 2005.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- None
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (May 4, 2009)
- Authority age
- 21 yr
- Registered
- Apr 13, 2005
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (831) 970-1261
- desert.express@yahoo.com
- Website
- —
- Address
- 11 MAPLE ST SUITE D, SALINAS, CA 93901
Fleet
- Power units
- 8
- Drivers
- 7
- Observed units
- 13
- Avg fleet age
- 8 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- —
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 31.3% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 5.0% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 20
- Crashes
- 0
- Fatal crashes
- 1
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 17% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.68 | 58% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 7.96 | 55% | Vektor est. | — |