DESERT DUMP TRUCK RENTAL INC

DBA: DESERT TRUCKING

DOT# 1672004 MC# 614574 DUNS# 148360761 Tucson, AZ Authorized For-Hire
(520) 690-0808 marshall@deserttrucking.com 4235 N La Cholla Blvd, Tucson AZ 85705
46 power units · all owned 26 drivers 1.6M mi/yr · ~34k per unit
Intrastate Only
Marginal
FRED Score 32.3 / 100
Low confidence
19 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
46
Drivers · CDL
26 · 26
Annual miles
1.6M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 38 0 0 38
Tractors 8 0 0 8
Trailers 20 0 0 20

Registration

Registered
07-31-2007 (19 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-10-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MARSHALL B JOHNSON
Officer
MARSHALL B JOHNSON

Cargo

58.8
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Building Materials Other: SAND,GRAVEL,ASPHALT Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 46 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 10 units seen in 24 months, 0.10 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: private fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.51×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About 1.5× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.45× and violations 1.42× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.74×. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 10 of the 46 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (9 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 46 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
9
22% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
57.1%
4 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 6.7%
Violations
30
6 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 3 out of service 3 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.027
Inspections 0.22 1.02
Violations 0.33 0.71
Critical violations 0.04 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

30 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    29 · 6 OOS
    Brakes 6 · Lights 6 · Steering & suspension 4 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 11 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
3 crashes
  • Feb
    25
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Dec
    10
    2025
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Nov
    6
    2025
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · The Cincinnati Insurance Company
on record since Aug 1, 2021 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2007
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 21, 2007)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Arizona (HQ) 9