CONTINENTAL GARAGE INC
Risk factors
High 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 · Sep 20269 inspections · 48 violations (15 OOS) · 44% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.128B-CLWVVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans
14
2× · sev 7
- 2393.9A-LTSIVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
12
2× · sev 6
- 3392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
9
3× · sev 3
- 4393.43D-BVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly
8
2× · sev 4
- 5393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
4
2× · sev 2
- 6392.2-SLL
State/Local Laws -
3
3×
- 7390.21TB1-MC
Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed
2
2×
- 8392.2-SLLSR
State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
2
2×
- 9392.2-SLLIFTA
State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation
2
2×
- 10393.104B
Damaged securement system/tiedowns
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 4 states
- CT11
- NY3
- RI3
- MA1
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.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 30%
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 15%
- 393.17A1-LRLDWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both Lamps on rearmost vehicle driveaway missing when required to be on.1× · 5%
- 393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly2× · 7%
- 396.3A1-BMCHydraulic Master Cylinder Less Than 1/4 Full on Hydraulic Brakes1× · 4%
- 393.128B-CLWVLight Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans2× · 11%
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 7%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 85.7% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 11.1% 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.
- 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
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 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.
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 NHTSA10 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
- Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- RALPH CIFARELLI
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 18740787
- Registered since
- 2007-09-13
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-04-29
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 5 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, phone numbers, officers or emails with 5 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
23 events- 04/29/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2025)
- 10/07/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 09/30/2025Insurance filed — AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy K2GP634534
- 08/11/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA990369466
- 07/22/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA990369466
- 12/09/2024Insurance replaced — CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 8963727
- 12/13/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA962739253
- 11/28/2022Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02723366
- 10/01/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02723366
- 09/14/2021Insurance replaced — UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 4892703
- 09/14/2021Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA0272336
- 08/01/2017Insurance replaced — LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS
BIPD/Primary · policy CAT000353-0111
- 04/25/2016Out-of-service order rescinded
- 02/29/2016Federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine
- 05/20/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (08/25/2025)
- 11/24/2011Insurance cancelled — SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
BIPD/Primary · policy S1959371
- 11/24/2010Insurance cancelled — SUA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 10AEOTT202943PG01
- 11/24/2009Insurance replaced — PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy P0032 800 431
- 10/06/2009MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (11/30/2010)
- 09/09/2009Insurance cancelled — WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy WCP140009220500
- 09/15/2008MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (09/15/2009)
- 05/25/2008Insurance cancelled — EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy SG626783
- 09/13/2007Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Conditional
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2015-05-02
- Last review
- 2015-02-24
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-04-29
- Reported mileage
- 156,000 mi (2025)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — CONTINENTAL GARAGE INC, WALLINGFORD, CT
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