Carrier profile · USDOT 1572713 · MC-659279 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Z&l Transportation Inc

2 power unitsavg 14.2 yrRegional · 3 statesHACIENDA HTS, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-659279 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.2Avg age (yr)

2000–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 601-1999 Email dispatchzlinc1188@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.2 yr

Model years 2000–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

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 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 ’23 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’08–’12

United Specialty’13–’15

Crusader’15–’21

Northland’21–’23

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2023

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2021	$750K	8
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.2 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

HACIENDA HTS, CA

1901 S AZUSA AVE APT 343

Top corridor

CA 3 · NV 1 · AZ 1

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 4035797 USDOT 3700215Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3606429 USDOT 3941240 USDOT 4193288 USDOT 3110558 USDOT 3678422 USDOT 4035797 USDOT 2551829 USDOT 3615530

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1901 S AZUSA AVE APT 343, HACIENDA HTS, CA, 91745
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (626) 601-1999
Email: zlinc1188@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Tianwei Xi
USDOT / docket: 1572713 · MC-659279
First registered: Nov 2, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 200,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 13, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

200,000

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&L TRANSPORTATION INC.

Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1572713) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 26, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 13, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1572713, and its motor carrier number is MC-659279.

Is Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC based?

Z&L TRANSPORTATION INC is based in HACIENDA HTS, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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