Carrier profile · USDOT 3792774 · MC-1362056 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC

1 power unitavg 7.1 yrMulti-region · 9 statesNEWARK, NJ81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1362056 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(908) 313-0466 Email dispatchcastrotransport2078@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average17.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 17.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 8.3 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 6

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

≈11.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈11.5 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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 ’24 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Knight Specialty’22–’23

American Millennium’23–’24

Knight Specialty’24–’24

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Sep 2024	$750K	4
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Feb 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	4
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

NEWARK, NJ

86 SOMME ST

Top corridor

MD ⇄ NJ

MD 5 · MA 4 · NJ 3

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: 7 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4002456 USDOT 1482875 USDOT 4148210 USDOT 4340596 USDOT 3742111 USDOT 3409822Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3742111 USDOT 3917084 USDOT 3950616 USDOT 4162698 USDOT 4340596 USDOT 1482875 USDOT 3225405 USDOT 3619022

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sebastian castro — 5 carriers: USDOT 3511516 USDOT 4050049 USDOT 4280196 USDOT 4393574

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 86 SOMME ST, NEWARK, NJ, 07105-5097
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 313-0466
Email: castrotransport2078@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sebastian Castro
USDOT / docket: 3792774 · MC-1362056
First registered: Jan 5, 2022
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2026 · 38,707 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

38,707

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 CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC.

CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3792774) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3792774, and its motor carrier number is MC-1362056.

Is CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).