Sperry Rail Service — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
55 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Sperry Rail Inc
DBA
Sperry Rail Service
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
5 Research Drive, Shelton, CT 06484
Phone
(203) 791-4532
Power units
98
Drivers
95
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 55 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
1.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 55 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
dschappach@sperryrail.com — company domain
Domain age
sperryrail.com registered 1998-10-05 (28 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
2
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: IA 02/2026 · KS 04/2025 · NY 08/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 10, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 9, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 1, 2026 | AL | Level I — Full |
| Apr 20, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 19, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 7, 2026 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 30, 2026 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 25, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 23, 2026 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Feb 4, 2026 | CO | Level I — Full |
| Feb 4, 2026 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 16, 2026 | NM | Level I — Full |
| Jan 12, 2026 | PA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 17, 2025 | KS | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 4, 2025 | WV | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 18, 2025 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 10, 2025 | NE | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 29, 2025 | FL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 16, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2025 | OK | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 17, 2025 | IN | Level I — Full |
| Jun 16, 2025 | IA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 23, 2025 | NM | Level I — Full |
| Apr 7, 2025 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 7, 2025 | IN | Level I — Full |
| Feb 7, 2025 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 23, 2025 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 16, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 12, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 11, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 9, 2024 | NM | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 6, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 27, 2024 | MO | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 15, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 8, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 21, 2024 | FL | Level I — Full |
| Aug 13, 2024 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 25, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 4, 2024 | TX | Level I — Full |
| May 28, 2024 | NM | Level I — Full |
| Apr 23, 2024 | NM | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 29, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 27, 2024 | FL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 26, 2024 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 26, 2024 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 14, 2024 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 30, 2024 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 12, 2023 | NY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 1, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 17, 2023 | IL | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 28, 2023 | MD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 25, 2023 | NY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 12, 2023 | CO | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 11, 2023 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 55 of 55 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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