Carrier profile · USDOT 594938 · MC-377123 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ZWALD TRANSPORT INC

36 power unitsavg 8.7 yrRegional · 3 statesTILLAMOOK, OR80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-377123 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(503) 842-1005 Email dispatchHEATHER@ZWALDTRANSPORT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average46.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo46.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 46.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.8 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 3

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 36-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: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: Inactive

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Cascade National’01–’05

Continental Divide’13–’17

beyond this history

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO · since Apr 2020

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2017	$750K	6
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	4
BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Apr 2009	$750K	5
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2005 → Apr 2007	$750K	4
CASCADE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Apr 2005	$750K	5
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Sep 2000 → Sep 2001	$750K	1
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Sep 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

16.1%

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

OR busiest

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

Home base

TILLAMOOK, OR

9980 SOUTH PRAIRIE

Top corridor

OR 17 · WA 2 · ID 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@zwaldtransport.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1772148 USDOT 3239540

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9980 SOUTH PRAIRIE, TILLAMOOK, OR, 97141
Mailing address: 9980 SOUTH PRAIRIE RD, TILLAMOOK, OR, 97141
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (503) 842-1005
Fax: (503) 842-1751
Email: heather@zwaldtransport.com
Web domain: zwaldtransport.com

Registration

Officers: Heather Taksdal · Nichlaus Zwald
USDOT / docket: 594938 · MC-377123
First registered: Mar 23, 1995
Last MCS-150: Apr 27, 2026 · 2,076,575 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 7, 2020
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,076,575

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 ZWALD TRANSPORT INC.

ZWALD TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 594938) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ALASKA NATIONAL INSURANCE CO effective Apr 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 46.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 27, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 7, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZWALD TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

ZWALD TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 594938, and its motor carrier number is MC-377123.

Is ZWALD TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ZWALD TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZWALD TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

ZWALD TRANSPORT INC has a 46.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).