Carrier profile · USDOT 381764 · MC-212557 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

ZEITNER AND SONS INC

83 power unitsavg 4.1 yrMulti-region · 13 statesOMAHA, NE88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-212557 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

83Power units

73 observed · MCS-150

89Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(402) 731-5047 Email dispatchjustin@zeitnerandsons.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 197 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.5%

▼ 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-mo20.5%

▼ 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

Asset-based

83 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 11.7 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

117 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 12

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 83-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 83
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving78 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Northland’89–’13

National’13–’18

1989199920092019now

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 Sep 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2023	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2018	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1989 → Sep 2013	$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): 83
Observed power (24 mo): 73
Trailers (towed): 89

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

24.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

124

IN busiest

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

Home base

OMAHA, NE

5516 S 27TH ST

Top corridor

IN ⇄ NE

IN 23 · IA 21 · IL 21

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3257691 USDOT 1061524Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3111572 USDOT 3795612 USDOT 4311844 USDOT 1332675 USDOT 3082884 USDOT 4004815 USDOT 4097848 USDOT 2816059

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@zeitnerandsons.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 72199 USDOT 3747105

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: 5516 S 27TH ST, OMAHA, NE, 68107
Mailing address: PO BOX 7760, OMAHA, NE, 68107
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (402) 731-5047
Email: justin@zeitnerandsons.com
Web domain: zeitnerandsons.com

Registration

Officer: Julie Titus
USDOT / docket: 381764 · MC-212557
First registered: Feb 13, 1990
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 9,955,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 28, 2011
D-U-N-S: 74258948

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,955,000

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 ZEITNER AND SONS INC.

ZEITNER AND SONS INC (USDOT 381764) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 124 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 83 power units and 83 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 28, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZEITNER AND SONS INC's USDOT number?

ZEITNER AND SONS INC's USDOT number is 381764, and its motor carrier number is MC-212557.

Is ZEITNER AND SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, ZEITNER AND SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZEITNER AND SONS INC's safety record?

ZEITNER AND SONS INC has a 20.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 197 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).