CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC

NEWARK, NJ

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jun 27, 2025
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 14.3% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 5.15%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file # 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3792774)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 14.3% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 0.00% (better, peer 5.15%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — # 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3792774/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3792774 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE General Freight Based in NEWARK, NJ

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 14.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 5.15% (better). n=106789 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units +7 (1 → 8) · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Power Units −10 (11 → 1) · Jun 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +7 (1 → 8) · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −10 (11 → 1) · Jun 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 86 SOMME ST APT 1 REAR → 86 SOMME ST 1ST FL REAR · Aug 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 86 SOMME ST APT 1 REAR → 86 SOMME ST · Aug 16, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Physical street 86 SOMME ST 1ST FL REAR → 86 SOMME ST · Aug 11, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3792774
In FMCSA records since Jan 5, 2022 (~4y)
MC / docket MC1362056
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 8 units
Drivers 8
Annual mileage 39,434 mi
Contact & address
Physical
86 SOMME ST 1ST FL REAR
NEWARK, NJ 07105-5097
Mailing
86 SOMME ST APT 1 REAR
NEWARK, NJ 07105-5097
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3792774
In FMCSA records since Jan 5, 2022 (~4y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 39,434 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 14.3% vs 6.7% +7.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.00 vs 1.80 +0.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 1 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 1 0 1
Crash reports 0 1 0 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 31 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 20 20 0
OOS inspections 3 4 0
OOS percentage 15% 20%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
8
Drivers
8
Inspections
31
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
14.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

CASTRO TRANSPORT LLC had 20 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 30.0%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 34.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

20 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MD (5) and MA (4).

Violation profile

30.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (29.4% of violations); top code 393.48(a) (Inoperative/defective brakes) cited 5 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 11 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 11 drivers; Volvo, Hyundai Translead, and Freightliner are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 14.3% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 106,789 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
14.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 106,789 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +14.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
5.15%
Median across 106,789 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -5.15 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 7 tracked changes on record. · 2 driver-count changes · 3 address changes

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 86 SOMME ST APT 1 REAR 86 SOMME ST 1ST FL REAR
      Seen 8 times · first Aug 18, 2026 · last Aug 28, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
  2. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 1 8
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 1 8
      FMCSA Company Census
  3. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 86 SOMME ST APT 1 REAR 86 SOMME ST
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
  4. As-of snapshot →
    • Physical street 86 SOMME ST 1ST FL REAR 86 SOMME ST
      Seen 46 times · first Jun 25, 2026 · last Aug 11, 2026 Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
  5. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 11 1
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 11 1
      Not reflected on current profile FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 25, 2026 Aug 18, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (16 months)

2023-10 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Maryland (MD) 5 1 20.0% Jun 8, 2026
Massachusetts (MA) 4 2 50.0% Jun 24, 2026
New Jersey (NJ) 3 0 0.0% Jun 9, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 2 1 50.0% May 15, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 2 1 50.0% Feb 10, 2026
Connecticut (CT) 2 0 0.0% Nov 30, 2025
Georgia (GA) 1 1 100.0% Mar 8, 2026
New York (NY) 1 0 0.0% Nov 19, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 9
Volvo 9
Hyundai Translead 6
Great Dane 4
Fre 3
Volk 3
Wabash National 2
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 3 1.18 1 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 8 4.05 4 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 5 33.94 34 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 9 10.81 11 Aug 24, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (31 rows) View all 31 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88230604 Jun 24, 2026 MA 2 H-CHARLTON
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
14 395.8D5-HOSF, 395.3A2-HOSPD, 395.3A1-HOSPD No
88081768 Jun 9, 2026 NJ 1 PISCATAWAY SCALE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Volk
3 393.47E, 390.21TC-MC, 393.53B-B No
88093367 Jun 8, 2026 MD 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LFTSI No
87949419 May 25, 2026 NJ 3 BEDMINSTER
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
87873474 May 15, 2026 TN 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.75A3-TAOL Yes
87803768 May 9, 2026 MA 3 H-LUDLOW
MACK TRUCK TRACTOR
3 395.30B1-ELDDFR, 392.2-SLL, 395.24C2II-ELDTN No
87612180 Apr 16, 2026 MD 2 PERRYVILLE MD
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 9A-LTSI, 9A-LHWS Yes
87427220 Mar 26, 2026 TN 1 KNOXVILLE TN
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87259487 Mar 8, 2026 GA 2 GORDON GA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
12 393.9A-LTSI, 393.75A3-TAOL, 395.24 Yes
87188484 Mar 3, 2026 MA 1 H-BOSTON
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Volk
14 396.3A1-BOS, 383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.45D-BAAL Yes
87019137 Feb 10, 2026 PA 3 PA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
4 391.11B2-Q, 395.8A1-HOSP, 392.82DUMT Yes
86891495 Jan 25, 2026 PA 3
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
2 383.71C-LCDL, 392.2-SLLTR No
86597485 Dec 16, 2025 MD 3 PERRYVILLE MD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86568061 Dec 13, 2025 NJ 1 PISCATAWAY SCALES
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86436364 Nov 30, 2025 CT 2 MIDDLETOWN SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.45B2-B-AIR, 396.3A1-BALAC No
86416139 Nov 19, 2025 NY 3 CHITTENANGO NY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLTL, 395.24 No
86075334 Oct 15, 2025 MD 2 PERRYVILLE MD
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LHLI No
85667653 Sep 2, 2025 MD 2 SYKESVILLE MD
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85652801 Sep 1, 2025 MA 3 H-STURBRIDGE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Volk
3 383.23A2-LCDLN, 383.71H, 392.2-SLL Yes
84410768 Apr 16, 2025 CT 3 WALLINGFORD
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82091829 Jul 10, 2024 MD 3 HARFORD COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 395.8(e)(1) No
81071674 Mar 8, 2024 NJ 1 PISCATAWAY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81044936 Mar 6, 2024 NJ 2 PISCATAWAY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
81044888 Mar 6, 2024 NJ 1 PISCATAWAY SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.17(c) No
80454517 Dec 22, 2023 CT 1 UNION SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
11 396.3(a)(1), 393.48(a), 393.47(e) Yes
Recent Crashes (1 row)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
PA510333400X Nov 13, 2025 PA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 2, 2025 MC1362056-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Sep 12, 2024 MC1362056-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Feb 4, 2022 MC1362056-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (16 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-MAT-NJ-21-S0111823-00 91X $750,000 Jun 27, 2025 On file ACTIVE
Accredited Specialty Insurance Company 2-MAT-NJ-21-S0111823-00 BMC-91X Jun 27, 2025 On file ACTIVE
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 REPLACED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 REPLACED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Mar 21, 2024 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 REPLACED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Sep 7, 2024 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Jan 25, 2025 CANCELLED
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 REPLACED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY KSCW4390373-00 BIPD/Primary Jan 17, 2024 Jan 17, 2024 REPLACED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL12547-01 BIPD/Primary Mar 8, 2023 Jan 17, 2024 REPLACED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL12547-01 BIPD/Primary Mar 8, 2023 Feb 2, 2024 CANCELLED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL12547-01 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2023 Mar 8, 2023 REPLACED
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE CAL12547-01 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2023 Apr 1, 2023 CANCELLED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY NTKS0000198-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2022 Feb 2, 2023 REPLACED
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY NTKS0000198-00 BIPD/Primary Feb 2, 2022 Feb 11, 2023 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 2, 2025
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  2. Feb 3, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Feb 3, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Feb 3, 2025
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Jan 25, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Sep 20, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Sep 7, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Aug 16, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. Mar 21, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Mar 15, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  11. Feb 2, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  12. Jan 23, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Jan 17, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Jan 17, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  15. Apr 1, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  16. Mar 9, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Mar 8, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
  18. Feb 11, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Feb 2, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Jan 26, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
PISCATAWAY SCALE NJ 4 0
PERRYVILLE MD MD 3 1
MIDDLETOWN SCALE CT 2 1
UNION SCALE CT 2 2
WALLINGFORD CT 1 0
GORDON GA GA 1 1
H-BOSTON MA 1 1
H-CHARLTON MA 1 0
H-LUDLOW MA 1 0
H-STURBRIDGE MA 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 5 1
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 5 0
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 4 3
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 3 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 3 2
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 2 1
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 2 0
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