CONTINENTAL GROUP
Legal: CONTINENTAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC
Risk factors
Moderate 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 202617 inspections · 37 violations (12 OOS) · 16% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.45B2UVVehicle Maintenance3 OOS
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
16
4× · sev 4
- 2395.8E1PCHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
7
1× · sev 7
- 3392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
5
1× · sev 5
- 4393.43A-TPVVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve
4
1× · sev 4
- 5392.2-SLLLRUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
3
1× · sev 3
- 6395.8E
False report of drivers record of duty status
1
1×
- 7392.2DIMNot in SMS
Dimension Violation (Width / Height / Length)
1
1×
- 8395.22G-ELDMFVHours-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 driving position.
1
1× · sev 1
- 9395.8A
HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner
1
1×
- 10393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- CA3
- TN3
- WY3
- WI2
- KS2
- NM2
- IN2
- TX1
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.
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 42.9% vs the 22% 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
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 33% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS1× · 88%
- 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.1× · 13%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
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.
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
- 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 392.2-SLLS1State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
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 NHTSA20 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+ mi6 drivers
- Company officer
- NIKOLA PANAYOTOV
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2011-03-24
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-01-28
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 6 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers · 2 leased/term tractors.
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 or officers with 14 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
34 events- 01/28/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.4M mi reported (2025)
- 11/30/2025Insurance filed — Canal Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CT9646924711
- 11/30/2025Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MCP92176A
- 11/03/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/21/2025)
- 11/30/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1480479
- 04/05/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/16/2022)
- 12/27/2019Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP41633 00
- 12/02/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/31/2019)
- 11/30/2018Insurance replaced — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1513057
- 02/08/2018Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1444864
- 11/30/2017Insurance replaced — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1444864
- 06/06/2016Insurance name changed — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1444864
- 05/02/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/06/2016)
- 04/15/2016Insurance replaced — MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MPP1009558
- 04/15/2016Insurance replaced — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1444864
- 11/30/2015Insurance replaced — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1444864
- 12/11/2014Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 013CP0160900
- 11/30/2014Insurance replaced — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 013CP0160900
- 11/30/2014Insurance replaced — MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MPP1009558
- 11/14/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/26/2014)
- 12/11/2013Insurance replaced — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 013CP0119700
- 06/20/2013Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 013CP0119700
- 06/20/2013Insurance replaced — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 013CP0119700
- 04/12/2013Insurance cancelled — SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 013CP0119700
- 03/18/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/20/2013)
- 12/11/2012Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 73TRS018372
- 11/14/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/10/2012)
- 06/22/2012Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN075476
- 05/29/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/25/2012)
- 05/10/2012Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN075476
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2013-09-10
- Last review
- 2017-11-03
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-01-28
- Reported mileage
- 448,892 mi (2025)
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