Carrier profile · USDOT 2870747 · MC-962543 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Z Brothers Expedited LLC

42 power unitsavg 3.4 yrNational · 21 statesCHESTERTON, IN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-962543 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

46Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(219) 215-0011 Email dispatchdispatch@zbrothersexpedited.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.6% 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 86 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

55.6% · 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 5.6 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

84 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 7

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 42-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 86
Annualized: ≈43 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving69 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Southeastern’16–’17

United Specialty’17–’18

Progressive Southeastern’18–’20

American Inter-fidelity’20–’24

Great West’24–now

2016201920222025now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2024 → Sep 2024	$750K	2
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Sep 2020 → Sep 2024	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 46

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

52.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

CHESTERTON, IN

709 PLAZA DR SUITE 2-198

Top corridor

TX ⇄ IN

TX 16 · LA 10 · KY 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 (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2635612 USDOT 790261

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ramunas zitkevicius — 4 carriers: USDOT 1884755 USDOT 2524904 USDOT 2947143

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: 709 PLAZA DR SUITE 2-198, CHESTERTON, IN, 46304
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (219) 215-0011
Email: dispatch@zbrothersexpedited.com
Web domain: zbrothersexpedited.com

Registration

Officer: Ramunas Zitkevicius
USDOT / docket: 2870747 · MC-962543
First registered: Mar 25, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2026 · 9,128,448 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 2.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,128,448

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 Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC.

Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC (USDOT 2870747) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 29, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 86 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 86 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC's USDOT number?

Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC's USDOT number is 2870747, and its motor carrier number is MC-962543.

Is Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC's safety record?

Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC has a 31.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 124 roadside inspections, with 11 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 Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC's fleet?

Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC operates 42 power units and 50 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC based?

Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC is based in CHESTERTON, IN, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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