Desert Mountain Corporation
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
80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 8
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
- 58
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 82
- Annualized
- ≈41 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 6 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 8 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
19 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 23, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
6 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 45 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2023 | WY | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2023 | NM | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2023 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 30, 2023 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2022 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2021 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 13, 2020 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 16, 2019 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2019 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 6, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 30, 2018 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 2, 2017 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| May 25, 2017 | NM | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2016 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 15, 2015 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 6, 2015 | UT | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 19, 2015 | WY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Dec 29, 2014 | UT | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2014 | NM | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 24, 2014 | NM | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2013 | NM | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2013 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2013 | UT | 0 | 0 | Yes |