Carrier profile · USDOT 239232 · MC-195639 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Zentner Transportation Inc

DBA ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION

26 power unitsavg 5.4 yrMulti-region · 12 statesCEDAR RAPIDS, NE88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-195639 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

26Power units

24 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(308) 358-0291 Email dispatchzach@zentnertransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 97 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

63 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 37.2 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 6

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 26-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 26
Inspections · 24 mo: 63
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Active
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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’94–’98

Wilshire’98–’04

Integon National’04–’07

Empire Fire’07–’10

Northland’10–’15

National’15–’18

Northland’18–’21

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2021	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2015 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2015	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2010	$750K	7
INTEGON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2007	$750K	4
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1998 → May 2004	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1994 → Jul 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 26
Observed power (24 mo): 24
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

74.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

CEDAR RAPIDS, NE

612 S THIRD STREET

Top corridor

CA ⇄ NE

CA 15 · SD 8 · WA 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2303246 USDOT 3875502 USDOT 64102 USDOT 2313387 USDOT 2950567 USDOT 4190367 USDOT 4168134 USDOT 3302379

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@zentnertransportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3254559

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: 612 S THIRD STREET, CEDAR RAPIDS, NE, 68627
Mailing address: PO BOX 342, CEDAR RAPIDS, NE, 68627
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (308) 358-0291
Fax: (308) 358-0725
Email: zach@zentnertransportation.com
Web domain: zentnertransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Zachary Zentner
USDOT / docket: 239232 · MC-195639
First registered: Oct 28, 1983
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2026 · 2,792,981 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 24, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,792,981

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 ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC.

ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 239232) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 12, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 63 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 26 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 24, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 239232, and its motor carrier number is MC-195639.

Is ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 97 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC operates 26 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC based?

ZENTNER TRANSPORTATION INC is based in CEDAR RAPIDS, NE, with roadside inspections recorded across 12 states.

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