Carrier profile · USDOT 490249 · MC-255546 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Zech Farms Trucking Inc

DBA ZECH FARMS TRUCKING

8 power unitsavg 11.5 yrRegional · 4 statesKEARNEY, NE100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-255546 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2004–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(308) 440-6415 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 38 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 2004–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — 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.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 6 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Wilshire’00–’05

National’12–’20

Northland’20–’26

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2026 → May 2026	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2026	$1M	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Apr 2020	$1M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Mar 2012	$1M	5
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2009	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2009	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2007	$1M	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Oct 2005	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1998 → Mar 2000	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1994 → Jun 1996	$1M	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

89.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Nebraska: 13 inspections
Kansas: 3 inspections
Colorado: 2 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections

Home base

KEARNEY, NE

4103 CENTRAL AVENUE

Most inspections: NE

13 inspections

NE 13 · KS 3 · CO 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2813616Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1391049 USDOT 2528442 USDOT 3440372 USDOT 4115377 USDOT 2813616 USDOT 1986763 USDOT 2786147 USDOT 375461

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4103 CENTRAL AVENUE, KEARNEY, NE, 68847
Mailing address: PO BOX 1305, KEARNEY, NE, 68848
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (308) 440-6415
Fax: (308) 452-3197
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Lori Zech · Brad S Zech
USDOT / docket: 490249 · MC-255546
First registered: Jul 8, 1992
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 972,962 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Mar 19, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

972,962

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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17%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 6 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

23violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 6inspections 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

100%0 / 10

Lights

813%1 / 8

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (7 of 23 records)

392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps2

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392.16B-DPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC.

ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 490249) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Mar 19, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 490249, and its motor carrier number is MC-255546.

Is ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

ZECH FARMS TRUCKING INC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).