Carrier profile · USDOT 1974786 · MC-698542 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

Freight Zone Transportation LLC

49 power unitsavg 6.8 yrNational · 35 statesDECATUR, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-698542 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

49Power units

51 observed · MCS-150

73Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 580-3094 Email dispatchricktait@freightzonelogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

49 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

130 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 64 vehicle and 130 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

26.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 7.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

123 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 9

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 49-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 49
Inspections · 24 mo: 130
Annualized: ≈65 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 17 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Companion Property’11–’13

Great West’13–’19

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2020

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2013 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	May 2011 → May 2013	$750K	2
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → May 2011	$750K	1
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Jan 2010 → Aug 2010	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 49
Observed power (24 mo): 51
Trailers (towed): 73

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

68.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 35 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

130

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DECATUR, AL

3358 HWY 20 WEST

Top corridor

TN ⇄ AL

TN 30 · MS 11 · AL 11

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4513360 USDOT 1Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 77949 USDOT 207513 USDOT 1211006 USDOT 2098831 USDOT 109745 USDOT 3123405 USDOT 4513360 USDOT 602317

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3358 HWY 20 WEST, DECATUR, AL, 35601
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 580-3094
Fax: (256) 301-0088
Email: ricktait@freightzonelogistics.com
Web domain: freightzonelogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Rick Tait · Angie Smith
USDOT / docket: 1974786 · MC-698542
First registered: Dec 11, 2009
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 4,283,384 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 962133802

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,283,384

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC.

FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1974786) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier received 130 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 64 vehicle-level and 130 driver-level — across 35 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 49 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1974786, and its motor carrier number is MC-698542.

Is FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 28.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 206 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 49 power units and 50 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

FREIGHT ZONE TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in DECATUR, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 35 states.

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