SAGUARO TRUCKING CO INC

DOT# 454159 MC# 238490 DUNS# 179927074 Tucson, AZ Authorized For-Hire
(520) 696-3488 missy@saguarotrucking.com 4255 N La Cholla Blvd, Tucson AZ 85705
30 tractors · all owned 30 drivers
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
35 yrs history · 17 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
30
Drivers · CDL
30 · 30
Annual miles
0 unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 30 0 0 30
Trailers 47 0 0 47

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
08-05-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-06-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
THOMAS COOLEY
Officer
MELISSA COOLEY

Cargo

62.3
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects Other: SAND AND GRAVEL
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large

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

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage is missing or zero despite observed safety activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: intrastate 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 0.4× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.58×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.58× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About 1.6× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.33× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.68×. 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.

  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 17 of 56 violations (30%). Light or brake defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 8.5% for intrastate motor carriers.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
17
12% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.1%
3 of 13
Intrastate avg 30.6%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 17
Intrastate avg 8.5%
Violations
56
7 out-of-service

Inspected more often than intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Arizona (about 4 in 24 months would be typical; 49% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '26
vs 1,452 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.012
Inspections 0.30 0.32
Violations 0.93 0.29
Critical violations 0.08 0.04

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

What they get cited for

56 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    50 · 7 OOS
    Lights 17 · Brakes 13 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · 10 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 3 · Phone use 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 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
2 crashes
  • Apr
    1
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    9
    2025
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.
on record since Nov 1, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1991
Cargo filing
on file · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. since Nov 1, 2015
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 28, 2016)

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) 17