CONTINENTAL TERMINALS INC
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 · Sep 20268 inspections · 32 violations (3 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.47A-BCLMBDVehicle Maintenance
Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad
12
3× · sev 4
- 2393.9TSVehicle Maintenance
Inoperative turn signal
6
1× · sev 6
- 3393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
3
3×
- 4390.21TB2-DOT
Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT
3
3×
- 5393.60C
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2
2×
- 6393.9Vehicle Maintenance
Inoperable Required Lamp
2
1× · sev 2
- 7393.53B
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
1
1×
- 8393.55E
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
1
1×
- 9390.21TBNot in SMS
Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required
1
1×
- 10396.17C
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- VA13
- NJ2
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 28.6% 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
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving 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
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
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness 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
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.
- 393.47A-BCLMBD×3Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on · OOS
- 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
- 393.60CWindshield - Damaged or Discolored
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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 NHTSA23 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 mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- ANDREW FERRARA
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1997-06-13
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-12-15
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 36 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, officers or emails with 7 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
36 events- 12/15/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 11/28/2025Insurance filed — COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CIC100955501-60026
- 11/28/2025Insurance cancelled — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFT0013561
- 11/03/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/26/2025)
- 11/03/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/26/2025)
- 11/02/2024Insurance cancelled — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFT0013052
- 10/07/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/04/2024)
- 10/07/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/04/2024)
- 12/22/2018Insurance replaced — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy SFT 001963-2
- 12/22/2007Insurance cancelled — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy SFT 001963-1
- 11/26/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/20/2007)
- 11/26/2007CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/20/2007)
- 10/25/2007Insurance cancelled — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI97124715
- 08/15/2007Insurance filed — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy MXI97125397
- 08/15/2007Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy MXI97124715
- 01/12/2007Insurance cancelled — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MXI97124715
- 01/03/2007MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 12/22/2006Insurance replaced — FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy MXI97124715
- 12/18/2006CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/22/2006)
- 08/18/2006Insurance cancelled — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
CARGO · policy QT660-1699B143
- 08/15/2006Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 133-6709124
- 02/11/2005MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (08/28/2006)
- 02/11/2005MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 12/26/2004Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTS000029
- 08/15/2004Insurance replaced — BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy D34662381
- 08/15/2004Insurance replaced — TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA
CARGO · policy QT 600-1699 B 143-TIL-04
- 08/10/2004Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTS000029
- 05/31/2004Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTS000029
- 05/04/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/18/2004)
- 05/04/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/18/2004)
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
- 2003-09-09
- Last review
- 2013-02-19
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-12-15
- Reported mileage
- 5,209 mi (2024)
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