Carrier profile · USDOT 2505036 · MC-868393 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC

8 power unitsavg 9.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesOTHELLO, WA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-868393 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.4Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(509) 855-2574 Email dispatchZANDITRANSPORTATION@AOL.COM

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 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

9.4 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 15.3 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

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’14–’16

United Financial’18–’24

2014201720202023now

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 Dec 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

9.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

65.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

OTHELLO, WA

615 18TH AVE

Top corridor

WA 12 · CA 9 · UT 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3831430 USDOT 2426660 USDOT 1138374Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 423781 USDOT 3831430 USDOT 1138374 USDOT 1941841 USDOT 1793849 USDOT 2426660

Shares a company officer with other carriers

imelda martinez — 3 carriers: USDOT 2633656 USDOT 2699051

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 615 18TH AVE, OTHELLO, WA, 99344
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (509) 855-2574
Email: zanditransportation@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Imelda Martinez
USDOT / docket: 2505036 · MC-868393
First registered: May 12, 2014
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 756,796 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 3, 2021
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

756,796

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 Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC.

Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2505036) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 6, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 3, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2505036, and its motor carrier number is MC-868393.

Is Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

Z & I TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 59 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).