Carrier profile · USDOT 1623751 · MC-849922 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Castera Transportation Services LLC

24 power unitsavg 5.2 yrMulti-region · 9 statesCLARKSBURG, MD94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-849922 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

60 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(301) 758-0948 Email dispatchcasteratransportation18@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes14 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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.Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 200 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 100 vehicle and 115 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.7 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

108 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 10

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

≈2.4 / 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: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving66 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving10 · 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Fire’14–’17

Prime’21–’23

Prime’23–’26

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2026	$750K	19
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Mar 2023 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	4
FREEDOM SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2019 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2019 → May 2019	$750K	4
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE	Nov 2014 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Nov 2014	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 60
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

70.0%

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

113

MD busiest

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

Home base

CLARKSBURG, MD

13942 BUFFLEHEAD ST

Top corridor

MD 73 · PA 30 · NY 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: 5 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 647467 USDOT 4013353 USDOT 4008456 USDOT 2044644 USDOT 4193267 USDOT 799312Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (60 trucks · 80 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2575100 USDOT 2783458 USDOT 3783415 USDOT 3940266 USDOT 4518168 USDOT 702731 USDOT 865439 USDOT 1504831

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13942 BUFFLEHEAD ST, CLARKSBURG, MD, 20871
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (301) 758-0948
Fax: (301) 515-2664
Email: casteratransportation18@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Robert Castera Ferreira
USDOT / docket: 1623751 · MC-849922
First registered: Mar 27, 2007
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2026 · 1,000,000 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

1,000,000

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 CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC.

CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1623751) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 100 vehicle-level and 115 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1623751, and its motor carrier number is MC-849922.

Is CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 16.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 200 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's fleet?

CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC operates 24 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC based?

CASTERA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is based in CLARKSBURG, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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