FLORENTINO CASTANEDA AND JULIA CASTANEDA
DBA CASTANEDA TRUCKING
USDOT 707582MC-Docket MC646029VENTURA, CA
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FLORENTINO CASTANEDA AND JULIA CASTANEDA (USDOT 707582) in VENTURA, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2011-07-06 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 11 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-10-06) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 4 times, most recent 2025-10-06 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 2.5
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 18.7
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
5
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
6
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 1
- Total drivers
- 1
- Years in business
- 29
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 20%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 60%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- 4 times last 2025-10-06
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-02-20
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2011-07-06
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
9
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
44
Violations
10
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-08-24 → 2026-03-21.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
18 | 3 | 2026-03-21 |
Hours of service 395
|
11 | 4 | 2026-01-29 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
10 | 3 | 2026-03-21 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
5 | 0 | 2025-07-31 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift | OOS |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components | OOS |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s) | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere. | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | — |
| 2026-01-29 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information. | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hour | — |
| 2025-07-31 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | OOS |
| 2024-08-20 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brakes (general) Explain: | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated | — |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2024-08-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-21 11 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 201A-FRMC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-SAPPAS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BMBCBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A1-TEPBM | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LLPL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B-B | — | — |
2026-01-29 9 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E-SPSLA | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LHLI | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 30B1-ELDDFR | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
2025-07-31 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BALAC | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D-ELDPT | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-02-05 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
2024-08-20 11 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | OOS | — |
2024-03-07 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(3)(i) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
2023-11-15 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 16(a) | — | — |
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