DANNY CASTEEL

DBA DRC TRANSPORT
USDOT 2960161MC-Docket MC1153073LANCASTER, TX
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DANNY CASTEEL (USDOT 2960161) in LANCASTER, 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.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-08-22) — 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.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above 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 4 times, most recent 2025-08-22 — 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 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.37
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 25.5

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
3
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
5
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
9
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
100%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 2025-08-22
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-03-17
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
33
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-01-25 → 2026-03-23.

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
20 4 2026-03-23
Unsafe driving 392
2 1 2026-01-15
Hours of service 395
1 0 2026-03-23

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable tail lamp OOS
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Improper or no wiring protection as required
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-03-23 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-03-23 Hours-of-Service Compliance Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle OOS
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition OOS
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-09-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-09-10 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove OOS
2025-09-10 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2025-09-10 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-09-10 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-23 TX · Level 2 10 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28
Hours of service 395 8
2026-01-15 TX · Level 1 10 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2024-01-25 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9(a)(2) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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