SUBJECT: Commercial Motor Vehicle Incident
DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT: 9/29/2025 at 10:05 a.m.
INCIDENT NUMBER: 25MV011746
TYPE OF EVENT(S): Commercial Motor Vehicle Incident
LOCATION OF EVENT(S): Vermont Route 108 (Smuggler’s Notch, or “The Notch”)
INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR(S): Inspector Knight, Capt. Nesto
SUMMARY:
On 09/29/2025 at approximately 10:33 a.m., Vermont State Police and DMV Enforcement and Safety were called to VT 108 in Smuggler’s Notch due to a report that a tractor trailer unit had become stuck in “The Notch.” Upon arrival, DMV inspectors found that a tractor trailer unit had entered the prohibited section of VT 108, which does not allow combination vehicles that are more than 45 feet long. The vehicle was measured at 73 feet total length.
The commercial vehicle was identified as a 2021 Freightliner Cascadia truck, semi-trailer, operated by FS Carrier, Inc., in Hawthorn Woods, IL. The vehicle was operated by Jackson Mulindwa, 42, from Newton, MA.
A traffic ticket was issued to the carrier in the amount of $2,347.00 for accessing this prohibited section of Vermont Route 108.
Vermont DMV was assisted on scene by Vermont Warden Service and Vermont State Police.
This is an informational post made in the interest of transparency and public awareness of the activities of the Department of Motor Vehicles. For more information about a specific incident, please contact DMV HQ at 802-828-2078.
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