Carrier profile · USDOT 4054118 · MC-1536887 · Updated Jul 16, 2026

RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC

1 power unitavg 5.5 yrMulti-region · 11 statesVALRICO, FL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1536887 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2008–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(813) 720-4479 Email dispatchredcastle6977@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 16, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 17 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2008–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 22.5 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

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

≈8.0 / 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: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.0 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 Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
376.11 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Southwind Risk’23–’24

Sutton Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	1
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	1

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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): 12
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

41.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

VALRICO, FL

2642 RIDGETOP WAY

Top corridor

NC ⇄ FL

NC 3 · PA 3 · MI 2

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: 10 trucks also ran under 12 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3687746 USDOT 4310772 USDOT 3957691 USDOT 4075957 USDOT 3774250 USDOT 3959593 USDOT 3636955 USDOT 4455826Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 28 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2523551 USDOT 3462216 USDOT 3532386 USDOT 3687746 USDOT 4310772 USDOT 1710817 USDOT 3349204 USDOT 4082315

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: 2642 RIDGETOP WAY, VALRICO, FL, 33594-4225
Mailing address: 1627 S MICHIGAN AVE, VILLA PARK, IL, 60181
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (813) 720-4479
Email: redcastle6977@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Blain Arocha
USDOT / docket: 4054118 · MC-1536887
First registered: Mar 31, 2023
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2026 · 67,411 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

67,411

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 RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC.

RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4054118) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 16, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 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 Jul 16, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 4054118, and its motor carrier number is MC-1536887.

Is RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 16, 2026, RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).