Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 904396
MARIO CASTELLANOS
DBA CASTELLANOS TRUCKING
3 power unitsavg 10.1 yrLocal · 1 statesTOPPENISH, WA
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
5 observed · MCS-150
2Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
10.1Avg age (yr)
2000–2020 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Established 26 yearsNo reported crashesVehicle out-of-service rate well above average
Watch · 2
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2000Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo83.383.3 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
10.1 yr
Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MARIO CASTELLANOS safe to work with?
Is MARIO CASTELLANOS safe to load? MARIO CASTELLANOS (USDOT 904396) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in TOPPENISH, WA, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 8 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 83.3% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (74/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MCMARIO CASTELLANOS 74
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Safety
8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 83.3% (24-mo)6 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 28.6% (24-mo)7 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
75.0% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 5
- Trailers (towed)
- 2
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2020
Newest model yr
2000
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo77
OR busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
TOPPENISH, WA
Top corridor
OR ⇄ WA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4404818USDOT 4373527Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 7 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3850964USDOT 3879548USDOT 4404818USDOT 2204315USDOT 3587716USDOT 4373527USDOT 4114524
Shares a company officer with other carriers
mario castellanos — 6 carriers: USDOT 3080326USDOT 3713502USDOT 4152773USDOT 4176903USDOT 4263452
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)55
Shared w/ other carriers44
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 & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1160 PUMPHOUSE RD, TOPPENISH, WA, 98948
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (509) 584-9154
Registration
- Officer
- Mario Castellanos
- USDOT / docket
- 904396
- First registered
- 09/08/2000
- Last MCS-150
- 08/27/2024 · 6,488 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is MARIO CASTELLANOS's USDOT number?
MARIO CASTELLANOS's USDOT number is 904396.
Is MARIO CASTELLANOS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MARIO CASTELLANOS is active in the FMCSA register.
What is MARIO CASTELLANOS's safety record?
MARIO CASTELLANOS has a 83.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).
How big is MARIO CASTELLANOS's fleet?
MARIO CASTELLANOS operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MARIO CASTELLANOS based?
MARIO CASTELLANOS is based in TOPPENISH, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.