Carrier profile · USDOT 3684592 · MC-1289694 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Castell Express LLC

1 power unitavg 5.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesHOUSTON, TX70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1289694 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(908) 768-6253 Email dispatchcastellexpressllc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 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 peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 43.3 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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

≈4.0 / 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: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS

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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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

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

Drive New’21–’22

Everspan’23–’24

Progressive County’24–’25

Trisura Specialty’25–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	6
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jan 2023 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 7

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

2001

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

3540 E TC JESTER BLVD

Top corridor

TX 1 · IN 1 · MO 1

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4213884 USDOT 4427572 USDOT 4213358 USDOT 4214092Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3744538 USDOT 3820435 USDOT 4415740 USDOT 4213884 USDOT 4427572 USDOT 4087771 USDOT 4213358 USDOT 4267834

Shares a company officer with other carriers

alexandra castellanos — 3 carriers: USDOT 2295355 USDOT 4213358

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: 3540 E TC JESTER BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77018
Mailing address: 3403 W TC JESTER BLVD # A39, HOUSTON, TX, 77018
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 768-6253
Email: castellexpressllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Alexandra Castellanos
USDOT / docket: 3684592 · MC-1289694
First registered: Jul 21, 2021
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 20,000 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

20,000

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 CASTELL EXPRESS LLC.

CASTELL EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3684592) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CASTELL EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

CASTELL EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3684592, and its motor carrier number is MC-1289694.

Is CASTELL EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CASTELL EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CASTELL EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

CASTELL EXPRESS LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is CASTELL EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

CASTELL EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CASTELL EXPRESS LLC based?

CASTELL EXPRESS LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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