CONTINENTAL GARAGE INC

USDOT 1687212 MC 623742 Wallingford, CT Authorized For-Hire
5 power units 3 drivers 156k mi/yr
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19 yrs history · 9 roadside inspections in 24 months
Checked Nov 8, 2026
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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
5 all owned
Drivers · CDL
3 · 1
Annual miles
156k ~31k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks5005
Tractors0000
Trailers0000

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Conditional (May 2, 2015)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 11 yrs ago)
Registered
Sep 13, 2007 (19 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Apr 29, 2026
DUNS
18740787
Officer
RALPH CIFARELLI
Phone
(203) 294-9630
Email
cgi.towing@gmail.com
Address
748 N Colony Rd, Wallingford CT 06492

Cargo

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Motor VehiclesMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
9
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
85.7%
6 of 7 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
11.1%
1 of 9 driver inspections
Violations
22
11 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26
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Violations

22 on the FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Apr 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    19 · 10 out-of-service
    Lights 10 · Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 1 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 1 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Nov 2024 – Apr 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Sep 30, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2025); CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY → PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2024)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Aug 11, 2025, replaced 50 days later)
  • 14 days without a liability filing (Aug 11, 2025 – Aug 25, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
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Where it operates

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Inspections by state
  • Connecticut (HQ) 5
  • New York 2
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Rhode Island 1
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