Carrier profile · USDOT 2889574 · MC-970603 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Zeeland Freight Services LLC

191 power unitsavg 6.8 yrMulti-region · 10 statesZEELAND, MI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-970603 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

191Power units

74 observed · MCS-150

79Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 748-1820 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 212 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.5%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

18 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

191 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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9 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Dec 1, 2025.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 14.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 55 vehicle and 115 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.0% · 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 12.9 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

115 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 10

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 191-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 191
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving137 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2015

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 191
Observed power (24 mo): 74
Trailers (towed): 79

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

1999

Oldest model yr

55.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

115

MI busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Michigan: 53 inspections
Indiana: 18 inspections
Pennsylvania: 15 inspections
Ohio: 10 inspections
Nebraska: 8 inspections
Illinois: 6 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

ZEELAND, MI

2500 84TH AVENUE

Most inspections: MI

53 inspections

MI 53 · IN 18 · PA 15

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3433895 USDOT 4526073 USDOT 1809277Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 236361 USDOT 3067049 USDOT 1856925 USDOT 4522460 USDOT 220816 USDOT 3433895 USDOT 4526073 USDOT 429136

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@zfsinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 162443

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kurt meeuwsen — 2 carriers: USDOT 2297818

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

191

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2500 84TH AVENUE, ZEELAND, MI, 49464
Mailing address: 2525 84TH AVENUE, ZEELAND, MI, 49464
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (616) 748-1820
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: zfsinc.com

Registration

Officers: Diana Smith · Kurt Meeuwsen
USDOT / docket: 2889574 · MC-970603
First registered: May 12, 2016
Last MCS-150: Nov 4, 2025 · 9,654,070 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.62
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

191

Power units

164

Drivers

164

CDL drivers

9,654,070

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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15%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

8 of 55 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

131violation records

13OOS-tagged records

8 of 55inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

800%0 / 80

Other vehicle maintenance

1968%13 / 19

Brakes

160%0 / 16

Lights

130%0 / 13

Hours of service

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

13%Nov 24 to Apr 251 / 8

11%May 25 to Oct 252 / 18

9%Nov 25 to Apr 261 / 11

22%May 26 to Oct 264 / 18

Top 3 codes (34 of 131 records)

392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)15
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)12
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
390.21TG4I-IEPIDM USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.126B-CIM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SLSS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TFSMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75G-TAOW Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC.

ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2889574) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 55 vehicle-level and 115 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 191 power units and 164 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 4, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2889574, and its motor carrier number is MC-970603.

Is ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC's safety record?

ZEELAND FREIGHT SERVICES LLC has a 14.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 212 roadside inspections, with 18 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).