Carrier profile · USDOT 468128 · MC-386228 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC

13 power unitsLocal · 1 statesFT MYERS, FL73/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-386228 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.5Avg age (yr)

2003–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(239) 768-0044 Email dispatched.jr@edwardzengelandson.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revokedFMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityFlagged

34 yr unchanged

Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 13-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: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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 ’26 · 14 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Redland’07–’10

Nationwide America’13–’17

Starstone National’23–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → Jan 2026	$750K	5
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	Sep 2017 → Sep 2019	$750K	8
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Sep 2013 → Sep 2017	$750K	2
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Dec 2010 → Sep 2011	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Dec 2010	$750K	4
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA	Dec 2005 → Dec 2006	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Dec 2005	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Jan 2004	$750K	1
SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Sep 2001	$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): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

FT MYERS, FL

4180 CANAL ST

Top corridor

FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked

FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked authority: USDOT 468128. Reincarnation is a primary chameleon-carrier pattern.

Named as the prior authority of newer carriers

1 carrier list this USDOT as their revoked predecessor: USDOT 468128.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4252335 USDOT 4352335

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@edwardzengelandson.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4126729

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: 4180 CANAL ST, FT MYERS, FL, 33916
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (239) 768-0044
Cell: (239) 229-1757
Fax: (239) 768-0596
Email: ed.jr@edwardzengelandson.com
Web domain: edwardzengelandson.com

Registration

Officer: Edward A Zengel
USDOT / docket: 468128 · MC-386228
First registered: Jan 15, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jul 14, 2025 · 2,429,312 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 3, 2009
D-U-N-S: 184078418

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,429,312

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 EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC.

EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC (USDOT 468128) has a Vektor safety score of 73/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 55 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 3, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 468128, and its motor carrier number is MC-386228.

Is EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC's safety record?

EDWARD ZENGEL & SON EXPRESS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 73/100 (tier: review).