HOWARD C VAGELE III
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 202616 inspections · 23 violations (3 OOS) · 12.5% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.130B-CHVEVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles
7
1× · sev 7
- 2393.130C-CHVEVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels
7
1× · sev 7
- 3393.207F-SLASVehicle Maint.
Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
7
1× · sev 7
- 4393.11A1-LCHLVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.11A1-LFTSMVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - missing.
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.11A1-LHLMVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any missing
6
1× · sev 6
- 7393.19Vehicle Maint.
Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
6
1× · sev 6
- 8393.81-HVehicle Maint.
Horn - Inoperative or defective
6
2× · sev 3
- 9393.9A-LSLIVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
6
1× · sev 6
- 10395.8A1-HOSPHOS Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
5
1× · sev 5
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- NY15
- ME1
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 392.2-SLLSR×3State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
- 392.2-SLLIFTA×2State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
- 392.2-SLLState/Local Laws -
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
- 393.11A1-LFTSMLighting - Front - Turn signal - missing.
- 396.9D2-FTFFailing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
- 393.81-HHorn - Inoperative or defective
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA25 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Intrastate · 100+ mi4 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi6 drivers
- Company officer
- HOWARD C VAGELE III
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2007-04-05
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-12-29
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 8 trucks · 8 owned tractors · 10 owned trailers.
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 graphThis carrier shares VINs with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
2 events- 12/29/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.6M mi reported (2024)
- 04/05/2007Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-12-29
- Reported mileage
- 557,750 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — HOWARD C VAGELE III, SELKIRK, NY
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