CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4317073· MC1683696· CARRIER· EIN 33-1731636
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ONTARIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC

930 ROUTE 104, ONTARIO, NY, 14519(315) 538-4965OFFICE@ONTARIOAUTOTRANSPORT.ComSOPHIA GERASIMOVICH
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.
Vehicle OOS
40%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
14.3%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
60
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 40% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 14.3% — 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

MC1683696

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 11/14/2024
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.· policy CA989130802
Authority history (1) ▾
11/21/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED

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.

Vehicle15 inspections · 40% OOS · National 22%
Driver21 inspections · 14.3% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

21 inspections · 42 violations (12 OOS) · 38% of inspections had an OOS finding.

21
Inspections
42
Violations
12
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

23
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • NY10
  • PA8
  • NJ1
  • NC1
  • DE1

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.

False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

High impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 81% is at/over the 60% 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.

What’s contributing4 violations · 2 OOS (24 mo)
False log / RODS2 OOS2 viol93%
  • 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed1× · 47%
  • 395.8K2-HOSPVIHOS (Passenger) - Failed to have in possession a record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty1× · 47%
Log / ELD device2 viol7%
  • 395.24C2III-ELDSDNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.1× · 4%
  • 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 2%
What to do
  • 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
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 27 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 60% line

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 40% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 14.3% 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 75% 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

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 57% is under the 75% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing18 violations · 7 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes2 OOS7 viol50%
  • 393.48A-BIHEHydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.4× · 31%
  • 393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly2× · 12%
  • 393.40A-BBrake - Inadequate braking system1× · 8%
Tires4 OOS5 viol36%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS4× · 26%
  • 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 10%
Lighting / lamps2 viol6%
  • 393.9A-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative2× · 6%
Other2 viol3%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 37 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 75% 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.

▲ Trending worse
2
Inspections
18
Violations
4
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Other 44%Vehicle Maintenance 39%Hours-of-Service Compliance 11%Driver Fitness 6%
Focus here first
1Other
8 violations · 1 OOS · 44% of recent
  • 392.2-SLL×3State/Local Laws -
  • 395.8H5-HOSMHOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status failed to appropriately indicate location and remarks for changes in duty status. Date:
  • 390.21TC-MCRequired CMV marking(s) not legible from 50 feet while stationary due to improper size/location/color
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
2Vehicle Maintenance
7 violations · 39% of recent
  • 393.48A-BIHE×4Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle.
  • 393.40A-BBrake - Inadequate braking system
  • 393.9A-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative
Do this
  • 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
3Hours-of-Service Compliance
2 violations · 2 OOS · 11% of recent
  • 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed · OOS
  • 395.8K2-HOSPVIHOS (Passenger) - Failed to have in possession a record of duty status for the previous 7 consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty · OOS
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
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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).

21
Inspections
42
Violations
12
Out-of-service
256
CSA points
0
Crashes
5
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

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

8 trailer 4 truck 1 incomplete vehicle
2024 RAM 3500seen 8×
3C63RRHL6RG346642· 13786NF NY
2023 RAM 3500seen 6×
3C7WRTCL8PG528594· 67841NF NY
2018 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NCseen 5×
5VGFW5024JL008109· 2296D8 NY
2022 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NCseen 5×
5VGFW5324NL005504· CH36409 NY
2024 RAM 3500seen 4×
3C63RRGL1RG121689· 67650NF NY
2025 KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC Kaufman Trailers Group, LLCseen 3×
7UZFW5023SL001923· CH36409 NY
2022 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NCseen 3×
5VGFW5027NL010197· CH36459 NY
2022 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NCseen 2×
5VGFW5029NL010198· CH36457 NY
2022 RAM 3500seen 2×
3C63RRHL2NG360323· 67758NF NY
2024 KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
7UZFW5027RL002793· CH36337 NY
2023 KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC
7UZFW5026PL003799· CH36598 NY
2018 RAM 3500
3C63RRGL2JG319444· 78059ND NY
2022 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
5VGFW5329NL006261· 5685854 ME

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
5
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
SOPHIA GERASIMOVICH
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2024-10-31
Last MCS-150 update
2026-05-07
Census status
Active

Fleet: 5 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 4 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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs with 5 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

5
Connected carriers
5
Fleet-transfer links
6
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Strong· 2
1
ANTWERP AUTO TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 3973687Active· SYRACUSE, NY
Strong
Shared VIN · 6
7UZFW5026PL0037995VGFW5029NL0101983C63RRGL1RG1216893C63RRGL2JG3194445VGFW5027NL0101975VGFW5329NL006261
2
EMPIRE AUTO TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC
USDOT 1427959Active· SYRACUSE, NY
Strong
Shared VIN · 6
5VGFW5027NL0101975VGFW5029NL0101985VGFW5024JL0081097UZFW5026PL0037997UZFW5023SL0019237UZFW5027RL002793

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

4 events
  1. 05/07/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  2. 11/21/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  3. 11/14/2024Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA989130802

  4. 10/31/2024Registered 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
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-05-07
Reported mileage
49,093 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 29, 2026, 1:49 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.