Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 639529 · MC-370353
LZJ INC
DBA SNO-CO
3 power unitsMASON CITY, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-370353 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 30 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3030 yr active
since 1996Insurance (BIPD)$750K$750K on file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
30 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LZJ INC safe to work with?
Is LZJ INC safe to load? LZJ INC (USDOT 639529, MC-370353) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MASON CITY, IA, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 30 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LILZJ INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Great West · 02–now
Northland · 04–07
19992007
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2004 → May 2007 | $750k | 6 |
| CLASSIC INSURANCE CO | Feb 2002 → Apr 2003 | $750k | 3 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jan 2002 → current | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Nov 1999 → Nov 1999 | $750k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MASON CITY, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
bert johnson — 3 carriers: USDOT 760608USDOT 2520764
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 15756 SPRUCE AVE, MASON CITY, IA, 50401
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (641) 423-2873
- Fax
- (641) 423-3558
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Bert Johnson
- USDOT / docket
- 639529 · MC-370353
- First registered
- 05/01/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 03/14/2006 · 125,000 mi (1998)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is LZJ INC's USDOT number?
LZJ INC's USDOT number is 639529, and its motor carrier number is MC-370353.
Is LZJ INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LZJ INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is LZJ INC's fleet?
LZJ INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LZJ INC based?
LZJ INC is based in MASON CITY, IA.