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GERARDO CASTRO

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Company CheckGERARDO CASTRO · DOT 3251857

DBA: CSL TRUCKING

401 INDUSTRIAL RD, TECATE, CA, 91980

DOT# 3251857 MC# 1023566 Tecate, California 7 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest May 26, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 26, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 10, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(619) 625-0676

Email[email protected]

Physical Address401 INDUSTRIAL RD, TECATE, CA, 91980

Mailing AddressP O BOX 369 PMB 675, TECATE, CA, 91980-0369

Other Companies at This Address

Address401 INDUSTRIAL RD, TECATE, CA 91980

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
AXL TRANSPORT LLC	2583732	(619) 402-4177	Active
EFRAIN HERNANDEZ SOLIS	3168365	(619) 558-9151	Active
GERARDO CASTRO this company	3251857	(619) 625-0676	Active
ISMAEL RAMIREZ YANEZ	2880200	(665) 127-1349	Active
METRO INTERMODAL INC	4165469	(323) 455-7449	Active
MLR TRANSPORT CORP	1933341	(619) 451-2860	Active
PEDRO EULALIO VELAZQUEZ GOMEZ	4235253	(665) 104-9408	Active
ROGELIO VAZQUEZ PALACIOS -ELIZABETH JACOBO HERNANDEZ	4113575	(858) 388-9481	Active
VICTOR LEONEL COTA RODRIGUEZ	2793602	(619) 415-5825	Active
AAJR INTERNATIONAL INC	3302085	(415) 802-7922	Inactive
ENRIQUETA ESTRADA	1719690	(213) 493-3962	Inactive
JOEL ORFEO MARQUEZ ABUNDIZ & YOLANDA CORTES TORRES	3194349	(665) 109-4378	Inactive
JOSE DAVID RIVERA ANDRADE	2466744	(619) 653-7895	Inactive
OCTAVIO TORRES	1573371	(619) 478-5805	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1023566

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating7 years

Company Overview

GERARDO CASTRO is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Tecate, California. The company has been in operation for 7 years, registered with the FMCSA on 02/28/2019. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 66,255 miles (2024). The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, GERARDO CASTRO has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage66,255 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective03/17/2026

CompanyNEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #NHS1916894

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage66,255 mi

Operating7 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

10 · 4 OOS —

2024

21 · 2 OOS ▼

2025

14 · 3 OOS ▲

2026

3 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026 — 25 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (16% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 8 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

35 roadside violations across 25 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 26 violations · 8 OOS

Unsafe Driving 9 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results — not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (48)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/26/2026 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/20/2026 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/10/2025 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/16/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
10/16/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE IF	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LSLIWR — CFR 393.9A-LSLIWR OOS
09/05/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE PLATFORM SCALES	11	4	0	0	11	4	-
Violations (11) 393.83G — CFR 393.83G Non-OOS 393.83A — CFR 393.83A OOS 393.45C-BSG — CFR 393.45C-BSG Non-OOS 393.9A-LTSIR — CFR 393.9A-LTSIR Non-OOS 393.60C — CFR 393.60C Non-OOS 393.205A-WRBH — CFR 393.205A-WRBH OOS 396.3A1-BALAC — CFR 396.3A1-BALAC Non-OOS 396.3A1-BALAC — CFR 396.3A1-BALAC Non-OOS 396.3A1-BOS — CFR 396.3A1-BOS OOS 396.5B-HWSL — CFR 396.5B-HWSL Non-OOS 393.201A-FRMC — CFR 393.201A-FRMC OOS
08/19/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/18/2025 ▼	CA	Terminal (Level V)	CHP TECATE SCALE FACILITY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/18/2025	CA	Terminal (Level V)	CHP TECATE SCALE FACILITY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/18/2025 ▼	CA	Terminal (Level V)	CHP TECATE SCALE FACILITY	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.45B2-BHTD — CFR 393.45B2-BHTD Non-OOS 392.2-SLLEQP — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
08/07/2025 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/28/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/02/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	3	2	0	0	3	2	-
Violations (3) 396.3A1-BALAC — CFR 396.3A1-BALAC OOS 393.45D-BAAL — CFR 393.45D-BAAL OOS 393.207A-SAPPCBLM — CFR 393.207A-SAPPCBLM Non-OOS
05/02/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.207A-SAPPCBLM — CFR 393.207A-SAPPCBLM Non-OOS
04/23/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS
04/08/2025 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	4	0	0	0	4	0	-
Violations (4) 396.5B-L — CFR 396.5B-L Non-OOS 393.45A-BHTBS — CFR 393.45A-BHTBS Non-OOS 393.45A-BHTBS — CFR 393.45A-BHTBS Non-OOS 396.5B-HWSL — CFR 396.5B-HWSL Non-OOS
12/23/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/13/2024 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.3A1 — CFR 396.3A1 Non-OOS
12/04/2024 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLEWA1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/07/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/24/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/10/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/04/2024 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) OOS 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) Non-OOS
07/08/2024 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS
06/07/2024 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS
06/05/2024	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/04/2024 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/29/2024 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	3	0	0	0	3	0	-
Violations (3) 396.5(a) — CFR 396.5(a) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
05/22/2024 ▼	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	TECATE CA	6	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (6) 393.95(b) — CFR 393.95(b) Non-OOS 393.81 — CFR 393.81 Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.11(a)(1) — CFR 393.11(a)(1) Non-OOS 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS 393.78(a) — CFR 393.78(a) Non-OOS
05/08/2024 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	4	0	0	0	4	0	-
Violations (4) 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) Non-OOS 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) Non-OOS
04/05/2024 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/02/2024 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/01/2024 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/15/2024 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS
02/06/2024 ▼	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE IF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/23/2024	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	TECATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/22/2024 ▼	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.75(c) — CFR 393.75(c) Non-OOS
12/07/2023	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/07/2023 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS
11/28/2023 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	3	1	0	0	3	1	-
Violations (3) 393.207(a) — CFR 393.207(a) OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS
11/13/2023 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS
11/09/2023 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	RAINBOW IF	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 393.45 — Brake connections defective Non-OOS (Vehicle Maintenance)
11/08/2023	US	Driver-Only (Level III)	TECATE CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/07/2023 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS
10/31/2023 ▼	CA	Full (Level I)	TECATE	5	1	0	0	5	1	-
Violations (5) 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 396.5(b) — CFR 396.5(b) Non-OOS 396.3(a)(1) — CFR 396.3(a)(1) Non-OOS
10/23/2023 ▼	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	TECATE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS
07/17/2023	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TTT-79-1-244384	$750,000	03/04/2024	03/04/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TTT-79-1-233492	$750,000	03/04/2023	03/04/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3247850	$750,000	03/04/2022	03/04/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	QCA-63336-01	$750,000	03/04/2021	03/04/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	NHC0002640	$750,000	03/04/2020	03/04/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3239059	$1,000,000	03/04/2019	03/04/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	CMC-3239059	$1,000,000	03/04/2019	03/05/2020	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1023566	ENTERPRISE	GRANTED	03/21/2019	-	-
MC1023566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/07/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/03/2022
MC1023566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/07/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/2020
MC1023566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/06/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/2024
MC1023566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/06/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/01/2023
MC1023566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/2025
MC1023566	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/05/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/04/2021

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100 — no deductions

Clean record — the bar stays full at 100.

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record — no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back — the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A — not required — never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty — we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark — for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference — the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes — rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Inspection Records (48)

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