CASTILLO XPRESS CORP
CASTILLO XPRESS CORP (USDOT 892826) in DALLAS, TX — 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.
- 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-01-07 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC) was filed 29 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-22) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
- Satisfactory safety rating.
- 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 17 times, most recent 2025-07-22 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2024-07-30 (C).
- 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
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
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 9
- Total drivers
- 9
- Years in business
- 26
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 50%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 50%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
- 17 times last 2025-07-22
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-07-17
- Insurance lapse history
- 3 lapse(s) most recent 2023-01-07
- Last compliance review
- 2024-07-30 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
Record spans 2024-01-30 → 2026-05-06.
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
|
10 | 4 | 2026-02-20 |
CDL standards 383
|
3 | 3 | 2025-06-03 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
2 | 1 | 2025-06-03 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
2 | 1 | 2024-06-01 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
2 | 1 | 2024-01-30 |
Hours of service 395
|
1 | 0 | 2024-01-30 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | OOS |
| 2026-02-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-06-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable head lamps | — |
| 2025-06-03 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2024-06-01 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2024-06-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Flat tire or fabric exposed | OOS |
| 2024-06-01 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | OOS |
| 2024-06-01 | Driver Fitness | Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state driver | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-02-20 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOLTIS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
2025-06-03 3 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
2024-06-01 4 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a) | OOS | — |
2024-01-30 11 viols· 4 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45(d) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55(e) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(a)(3) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75(b) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(e)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
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