Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA B G TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8 yr
Model years 2018–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
BENJAMIN GARCIA CASTRO (USDOT 819099) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 3, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.
The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
BENJAMIN GARCIA CASTRO's USDOT number is 819099, and its motor carrier number is MC-364393.
As of Aug 20, 2026, BENJAMIN GARCIA CASTRO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BENJAMIN GARCIA CASTRO has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 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).
BENJAMIN GARCIA CASTRO operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BENJAMIN GARCIA CASTRO is based in SOLEDAD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
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6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2019 → Mar 2026 | $750K | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2016 → Mar 2019 | $750K | 4 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Mar 2015 → Mar 2016 | $750K | 3 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2014 → Apr 2015 | $750K | 2 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Jan 2013 → Mar 2014 | $750K | 2 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2012 → Jan 2013 | $750K | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2006 → Jun 2008 | $750K | 4 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Sep 2005 → Sep 2006 | $750K | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2002 → Sep 2005 | $750K | 3 |
| INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER | Sep 2000 → Sep 2002 | $750K | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1999 → Sep 2000 | $750K | 2 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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