Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2895418 · MC-972938
DANIEL CASTILLO
DBA COASTAL EXPRESS MOVING
3 power unitsBRENTWOOD, NY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-972938 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 10 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1010 yr active
since 2016Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
10 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DANIEL CASTILLO safe to work with?
Is DANIEL CASTILLO safe to load? DANIEL CASTILLO (USDOT 2895418, MC-972938) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in BRENTWOOD, NY, operating 3 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 10 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DCDANIEL CASTILLO 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Sagamore · 18–21
Protective · 21–23
Wesco · 23–25
20182025
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2023 → Feb 2025 | $750k | 3 |
| PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2021 → Feb 2023 | $750k | 3 |
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2018 → Feb 2021 | $750k | 2 |
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)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BRENTWOOD, NY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
daniel castillo — 23 carriers: USDOT 793478USDOT 1311313USDOT 1625278USDOT 1806172USDOT 1979487USDOT 1992191USDOT 2276770USDOT 2363422
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4 ROOSEVELT STREET, BRENTWOOD, NY, 11717
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (912) 210-7359
- Cell
- (631) 860-3528
Registration
- Officer
- Daniel Castillo
- USDOT / docket
- 2895418 · MC-972938
- First registered
- 05/27/2016
- Last MCS-150
- 03/28/2025 · 1 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- 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 DANIEL CASTILLO's USDOT number?
DANIEL CASTILLO's USDOT number is 2895418, and its motor carrier number is MC-972938.
Is DANIEL CASTILLO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DANIEL CASTILLO is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DANIEL CASTILLO's fleet?
DANIEL CASTILLO operates 3 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DANIEL CASTILLO based?
DANIEL CASTILLO is based in BRENTWOOD, NY.