BORDER DESERT TRANSPORT LLC
46 power units
53 drivers
6.2M mi/yr
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FRED Score 50.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
8 yrs history · 165 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 46
- Drivers · CDL
- 53 · 53
- Annual miles
- 6.2M ~136k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 26 | 20 | 0 | 46 |
| Trailers | 27 | 35 | 0 | 62 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Nov 27, 2018 (8 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jul 7, 2025
- DUNS
- 105326275
- Officers
- JIMENA PORRAS · RAMON SOSA
- Phone
- (915) 955-9743
- safety@borderdesert.com
- Address
- 13005 Pellicano Dr, El Paso TX 79928
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Household GoodsGeneral FreightBeveragesPaper Products
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 3 people hurt in all
Inspections
165
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
17.5%
17 of 97 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.6%
6 of 165 driver inspections
Violations
110
24 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
110 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert77 · 18 out-of-serviceBrakes 36 · Lights 17 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 11 more
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 6 · Speeding 6 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert10 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 8 · False log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 5 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 4 · No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat1 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug142026Aug 14, 2026 · MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
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Sep242025Sep 24, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Aug62025Aug 6, 2025 · IndianaProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jul142025Jul 14, 2025 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr92025Apr 9, 2025 · AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
3 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Feb 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2019
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company (Feb 2026); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Feb 2025)
- 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Feb 28, 2026, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- New Mexico 43
- Texas (HQ) 33
- Tennessee 11
- Arkansas 9
- Illinois 7
- Ohio 7
- Kentucky 6
- Missouri 6
20% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 34 | 2.97 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 15 | 2.61 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 8 | 0.10 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 6 | 0.23 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
165 driver inspections · 97 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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