RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 4054118MC-Docket MC1536887VALRICO, FL
Do not tender4 power units

RED CASTLE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 4054118) in VALRICO, FL — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
  • 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.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-04-30) — 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 rates are at or below the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 2 times, most recent 2025-04-30 — 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

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 21.55
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.12
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.75

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
10
Inspections
1
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
4
Total drivers
1
Years in business
3
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
14.3%

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
2 times last 2025-04-30
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-05-05
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

12
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
19
Violations
4
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-07-19 → 2026-05-26.

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
11 4 2026-04-28
General safety regulations 390
3 0 2024-10-04
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2026-03-25
Operating authority / leasing 376
1 0 2024-07-19
Hours of service 395
1 0 2025-12-03

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-03-25 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
2026-03-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-03-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-03-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
2025-12-03 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-12-03 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin
2024-07-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2024-07-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2024-07-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2024-07-19 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.

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.

2026-04-28 WA · Level 2 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLIWR OOS
2026-04-15 SD · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-03-25 MI · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16AD
2026-03-12 AR · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHWS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-12-03 GA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Hours of service 395 22G-ELDMFV
2024-10-04 WI · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)(2)
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)(3)
2024-07-19 WI · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21T(b)(2)
Operating authority / leasing 376 11(d)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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