BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC

El Paso, TX · Interstate · 46 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Nov 27, 2018 (7 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1005493: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
17.9%
17 of 95 vehicle inspections · Texas avg 25.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1005493 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1005493PrimaryMS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company
Policy TS TS CA0000192 00 · BMC-91X
$750,000Feb 28, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

163inspections
17.9%vehicle out-of-service
17 of 95 · Texas avg 25.1%
3.7%driver out-of-service
6 of 163 · Texas avg 7.7%
150violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 1, 2026IN31No
Sep 29, 2026WA30No
Sep 28, 2026IN31No
Sep 22, 2026TX23No
Sep 21, 2026TX21No
Sep 16, 2026IN31No
Sep 14, 2026AR30No
Sep 11, 2026IL30No
Sep 7, 2026MO32No
Sep 1, 2026TX20No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Texas average covers 347,522 vehicle and 460,240 driver inspections of all Texas-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

110 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 24 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 150 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareTexas share
Vehicle Maintenance771870.0%78.8%
Unsafe Driving16014.5%4.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance1019.1%11.4%
Driver Fitness655.5%4.2%
Hazardous Materials Compliance100.9%0.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
50
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
44
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
40
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353B
40
Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement guidance (391.
General Driver Qualification · Driver Fitness · code 39111B2Q
33
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
33
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
31
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39530B1ELDDFR
30
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
30
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617C
30

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Texas column is the mix across all Texas-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

6crashes
0fatal
3injury
3tow-away
6 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Aug 21, 2026Fort Worth, TX00
Aug 14, 2026St Louis, MO01
Sep 24, 2025Not Listed, TX01
Aug 6, 2025New Lisbon (Henry), IN00
Jul 14, 2025East Hanover Township, PA00
Apr 9, 2025Rural Tuscaloosa, AL01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number3216126
MC / docketMC1005493
Legal nameBORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units46
Drivers53
Annual mileage6,234,390 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedNov 27, 2018 · 7 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateJul 7, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightHousehold GoodsBeveragesPaper Products

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC

What does BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC's operating authority allow?

MC1005493: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3216126. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (915) 955-9743, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1005493, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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