Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA CASTRO TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is GERARDO CASTRO safe to load? GERARDO CASTRO (USDOT 627712, MC-297473) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in CORONA, CA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 30 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 2 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
GERARDO CASTRO's USDOT number is 627712, and its motor carrier number is MC-297473.
As of 2026-06-13, GERARDO CASTRO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
GERARDO CASTRO has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
GERARDO CASTRO operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
GERARDO CASTRO is based in CORONA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC · since Mar 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC | Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 | $750k | 4 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2022 → Mar 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2020 → Oct 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Nov 2017 → Oct 2020 | $750k | 2 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2014 → Oct 2017 | $750k | 4 |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | Nov 2013 → Nov 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2011 → Mar 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| SUA INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2010 → Mar 2011 | $750k | 2 |
| SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2009 → Jan 2010 | $750k | 7 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2002 → Jul 2004 | $750k | 3 |
| ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2001 → Aug 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT | Aug 2000 → Aug 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 1999 → Nov 1999 | $750k | 3 |
| T. H. E. INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1996 → Dec 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Aug 1995 → Aug 1996 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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