Desert Sands Unified School District
LA Quinta, California · Carrier number 2742845
179
power units
179
power units
Desert Sands Unified School District is a freight and passenger carrier based in LA Quinta, California with 179 power units and 94 drivers as reported, the 3,420th largest trucking fleet in the US and the 265th largest in California. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 1 reportable crashes (0.56 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
179
#265 in CA
Drivers
94
94 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
1
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
0.56
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
0.4%
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
225
97% with no violation
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Sands Unified School District | 0.56 | 0.4% | - |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in CA | 2.30 | 14.2% | 4.0% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 0 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury0
- Tow-away1
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vehicle | 225 | 1 | 0.4% |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 2742845
- Based in
- LA Quinta, California
- Registered
- Jun 30, 2015
- Operation
- In one state
- Carries
- Freight and passengers
- Authority for hire
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 938,793 (2024)
- Type
- For hire, Private property
- Cargo
- Dry bulk, Meat, Other, Passengers, Refrigerated food
- Last update filed
- May 19, 2025
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Desert Sands Unified School District have?
Desert Sands Unified School District reports 179 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 94 drivers, 94 of them with a commercial license. That is the 3,420th largest fleet among US trucking carriers. Its trucks drove 938,793 miles in 2024.
Is Desert Sands Unified School District a safe carrier?
In 24 months Desert Sands Unified School District had 1 reportable crashes, 0.56 per 100 power units (below the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). 0.4% of its vehicle inspections took the truck off the road (all inspections: 22.8%). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.