CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3567860· MC1200769· CARRIER· EIN 86-1961130
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CJR LOGISTICS LLC

4049 N MELVINA AVE APT 2, CHICAGO, IL, 60634(847) 219-7356rafael8544@att.netRAFAEL CASTILLO
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
42.9%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
65
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierDriver OOS 42.9% — above the 6.7% national average

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC1200769

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 04/10/2024
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY· policy CA979800791
Authority history (1) ▾
05/05/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history3 insurers on record
Filing timeline (3)
  1. HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    CARGO · eff 05/01/202305/19/2024
  2. HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/202304/10/2024
  3. THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/30/202105/01/2023

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle7 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver7 inspections · 42.9% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

7 inspections · 19 violations (4 OOS) · 40% of inspections had an OOS finding.

7
Inspections
19
Violations
4
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 6 states

  • IA3
  • IN2
  • WI2
  • TN1
  • IL1
  • MI1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Driver OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Trending worse
2
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 33%Hours-of-Service Compliance 33%Other 33%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Do this
  • Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
  • Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
2Hours-of-Service Compliance
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 395.22G-ELDMFVHOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position.
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
3Other
1 violation · 33% of recent
  • 395.8F12-HOSMHOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to record shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date:
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

10
Inspections
19
Violations
4
Out-of-service
48
CSA points
0
Crashes
6
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

1 distinct vehicle seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

1 incomplete vehicle
2018 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 10×
3ALACWFCXJDJV6303· 203465H IL

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
RAFAEL CASTILLO
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2021-02-10
Last MCS-150 update
2025-04-22
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 15 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

15
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
15
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: CASTLE CONSTRUCTION & WELL DRILLING INC (USDOT 2928934, registered 2016) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 15
1
CASTILLO AND SONS TRUCKING
USDOT 1297665Active· LAS VEGAS, NV
Strong
Officer
2
CASTLE CONSTRUCTION & WELL DRILLING INC
USDOT 2928934Inactive· MODESTO, CA
Strong
Officer
3
EL VAQUERO LLC
USDOT 1576328Inactive· YUMA, AZ
Strong
Officer
4
EMPIRE HAULING LLC
USDOT 3720797Active· LAS VEGAS, NV
Strong
Officer
5
J & R HOT SHOT LLC
USDOT 2491589Inactive· CHEYENNE, WY
Strong
Officer
6
LEA ELECTRIC LLC
USDOT 1155546Active· MERIDIAN, ID
Strong
Officer
7
M R C LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 3824015Inactive· CARPENTERSVLE, IL
Strong
Officer
8
M Y L AUTO SERVICE INC
USDOT 1865582Inactive· KEARNS, UT
Strong
Officer
9
RAFAEL CASTILLO
USDOT 2722035Inactive· MODESTO, CA
Strong
Officer
10
RAFAEL CASTILLO
USDOT 2111985Active· LAS VEGAS, NV
Strong
Officer
11
RAFAEL CASTILLO
USDOT 3362808Inactive· NEW BRITAIN, CT
Strong
Officer
12
RC TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3694820Inactive· LAS VEGAS, NV
Strong
Officer
13
RCJ USA INC
USDOT 2182356Inactive· OOLTEWAH, TN
Strong
Officer
14
REBEL OIL FIELDS LLC
USDOT 3665892Inactive· SAN ANGELO, TX
Strong
Officer
15
THUNDER LIGHT TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3762532Inactive· LAS VEGAS, NV
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

7 events
  1. 04/22/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  2. 05/19/2024Insurance cancelled — HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    CARGO · policy CPP 6326952

  3. 04/10/2024Insurance filed — ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA979800791

  4. 04/10/2024Insurance replaced — HASTINGS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy ACV 6326964

  5. 05/01/2023Insurance replaced — THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy EBA 061 38 96

  6. 05/05/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  7. 02/10/2021Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-04-22
Reported mileage
82,000 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 4:07 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.