JAMES CASTILLO LLC

DOT# 4294483 MC# 1671544 DUNS# 119239356 Merced, CA Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(805) 539-3237 jamescastillo06@hotmail.com 2189 Lopes Ave, Merced CA 95341-9701
1 tractors · all owned 1 drivers 165k mi/yr · ~165k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
2 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 1
Annual miles
165k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 2 0 0 2

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
09-11-2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-02-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JAMES CASTILLO

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu2_5) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Not enough record to grade yet.

12 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.5× as often as the median active fleet of 2–5 trucks.

80% likely range 0.11×–1.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
Most likely none
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (1 power unit).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Too little record to tell. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.30× and violations 0.55× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • FMCSA suspension notice pending
    FMCSA served a notice on Oct 12, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 11, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing. Not in the grade.
    Ask: which filing lapsed and whether it has been refiled.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Apr 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 9
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
6
0 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in California (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 41% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26
vs 29,453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.055
Inspections 6.00 2.39
Violations 3.00 2.15
Critical violations 0.50 0.42

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

6 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · False log 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Lights 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Incline Americas Insurance Company
on record since Jan 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2024
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last Nov 11, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Oct 12, 2026: the operating authority will be suspended on Nov 11, 2026 unless the missing filing is restored (the notice does not say which filing). FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 12, 2024)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 7
  • Illinois 1
  • Ohio 1
  • Oregon 1
  • Texas 1
  • Washington 1