CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2992432· MC19715· CARRIER· EIN 82-0689952
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NORTHEAST TRANSIT FINE ART SERVICES INC

1130 MASON RD, WATERVILLE, NY, 13480(315) 525-3370jim@shermarinc.comJAMES WRATTEN
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
11.8%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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

MC019715

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 04/28/2026
SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy A0281480001
Authority history (4) ▾
08/01/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2025)
06/09/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/16/2020)
05/13/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/01/2020)
05/05/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (5)
  1. MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/202504/28/2026
  2. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/04/202008/28/2025
  3. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/04/202008/01/2025
  4. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/09/202007/04/2020
  5. PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/28/201706/09/2020

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.

Vehicle17 inspections · 11.8% OOS · National 22%
Driver23 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

23 inspections · 17 violations (3 OOS) · 10% of inspections had an OOS finding.

23
Inspections
17
Violations
3
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

12
total

Most inspected in · top 7 states

  • NY20
  • NJ3
  • MD2
  • VT2
  • CT1
  • MA1
  • 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.

Recommendations

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

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness 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

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

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 17% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing7 violations · 2 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps2 OOS4 viol72%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.2× · 45%
  • 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.1× · 23%
  • 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative1× · 4%
Brakes2 viol23%
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured1× · 15%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection1× · 8%
Other1 viol6%
  • 393.81-HHorn - Inoperative or defective1× · 6%
What to do
  • 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
Projected estimatecould improve up to 13 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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.

Improving
2
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Focus here first
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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).

31
Inspections
19
Violations
3
Out-of-service
66
CSA points
2
Crashes
8
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

5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 incomplete vehicle
2019 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 9×
1FVACWFC2KHKC1443· 1074MM NY
2024 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 9×
1FVACWFC4RHVA3285· 46751NE NY
2021 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 9×
3ALACWFC1MDMK8399· 94094ND NY
2018 FREIGHTLINER M2seen 3×
3ALACWFC1JDJX5046· 70435MK NY
2026 FREIGHTLINER M2
3ALACWFC3TDWX6894· 70654NG NY

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
4
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
6
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+ mi4 drivers
  • Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
JAMES WRATTEN
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2017-04-03
Last MCS-150 update
2026-04-14
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 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 addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
6
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: SHERMAR INC (USDOT 977839, registered 2001) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 6
1
NET TRANSIT SERVICES LLC
USDOT 4397295Active· BURDETT, NY
Strong
OfficerPhone
2
NET TRANSIT SERVICES LLC
USDOT 4409331Active· BURDETT, NY
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
3
SHERMAR BROKERAGE INC
USDOT 7514874Active· WATERVILLE, NY
Strong
Email
4
SHERMAR INC
USDOT 977839Inactive· WATERVILLE, NY
Strong
OfficerEmailAddress
5
SHERMAR TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 1591969Inactive· WATERVILLE, NY
Strong
OfficerAddress
6
STI LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 2482262Active· WATERVILLE, NY
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone

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

12 events
  1. 04/28/2026Insurance filed — SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy A0281480001

  2. 04/28/2026Insurance replaced — MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0281480001

  3. 04/14/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  4. 08/28/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA06124915

  5. 08/01/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2025)

  6. 08/01/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA06124915

  7. 07/04/2020Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA06124915

  8. 06/09/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/16/2020)

  9. 06/09/2020Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 6124915

  10. 05/13/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/01/2020)

  11. 05/05/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  12. 04/03/2017Registered 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
2026-04-14
Reported mileage
135,000 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 23, 2026, 12:12 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.