Carrier profile · USDOT 4197581 · MC-1618717 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Castle Mountain Hotshot Service LLC

22 power unitsavg 4.5 yrNational · 35 statesCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1618717 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

61 observed · MCS-150

57Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(218) 855-9121 Email dispatchcastlemtnhs@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.0% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

138 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 111 vehicle and 138 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

21.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

137 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 14

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 138
Annualized: ≈69 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving42 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance30 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’24–’25

beyond this history

202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 61
Trailers (towed): 57

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

67.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

137

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

5614 VERMILLION BLUFFS DR

Top corridor

TN ⇄ CO

TN 21 · IA 15 · MO 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 33 trucks also ran under 19 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1346089 USDOT 4102404 USDOT 4137801 USDOT 3893616 USDOT 4327786 USDOT 3630785 USDOT 4264094 USDOT 4259954Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (52 trucks · 37 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1346089 USDOT 4102404 USDOT 4137801 USDOT 4251325 USDOT 2110569 USDOT 3630785 USDOT 4312238 USDOT 4508671

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5614 VERMILLION BLUFFS DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80923
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (218) 855-9121
Email: castlemtnhs@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Tyler Bram
USDOT / docket: 4197581 · MC-1618717
First registered: Feb 20, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 720,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 42106365

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

720,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC.

CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC (USDOT 4197581) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SAFEPOINT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 138 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 111 vehicle-level and 138 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC's USDOT number?

CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC's USDOT number is 4197581, and its motor carrier number is MC-1618717.

Is CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC's safety record?

CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC has a 28.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 139 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC's fleet?

CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC operates 22 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC based?

CASTLE MOUNTAIN HOTSHOT SERVICE LLC is based in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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