Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA Z TRANSPORT
SAMUEL ZARATE (USDOT 1833623) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAMUEL ZARATE (USDOT 1833623) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAMUEL ZARATE (USDOT 1833623) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 14, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAMUEL ZARATE (USDOT 1833623) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
SAMUEL ZARATE (USDOT 1833623) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 25, 2026.
SAMUEL ZARATE (USDOT 1833623) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
SAMUEL ZARATE's USDOT number is 1833623, and its motor carrier number is MC-664825.
As of 2026-06-13, SAMUEL ZARATE is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
SAMUEL ZARATE has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
SAMUEL ZARATE operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
SAMUEL ZARATE is based in DES MOINES, IA.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2019
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2015 → Mar 2019 | $750K | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 2014 → Mar 2015 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2013 → Mar 2014 | $750K | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2008 → Mar 2013 | $750K | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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