Carrier profile · USDOT 3141225 · MC-99265 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC

12 power unitsavg 6.3 yrNational · 32 statesMENTOR, OH75/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-99265 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

46Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(740) 204-5151 Email dispatchINFO@ZEPHYREXPEDITING.COM

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

Established 8 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.4% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

31.4

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

31.4

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

72 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.5% · 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 14.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

63 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Mar '25 · 12

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈3.0 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 72
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving69 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Preferred’18–’21

National Continental’21–’22

State Nationalspecialty’22–’25

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Mar 2025	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Oct 2022 → Jan 2025	$1M	8
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$1M	5
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2018 → Oct 2021	$1M	3
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Sep 2018	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 46

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

59%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 32 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

MENTOR, OH

7840 TYLER BOULEVARD SUITE #1509

Top corridor

CA ⇄ OH

CA 6 · UT 5 · IA 5

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4143821Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 173 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2282379 USDOT 3157778 USDOT 3702450 USDOT 3857629 USDOT 3915449 USDOT 3112115 USDOT 3352710 USDOT 3615846

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7840 TYLER BOULEVARD SUITE #1509, MENTOR, OH, 44060
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (740) 204-5151
Email: info@zephyrexpediting.com
Web domain: zephyrexpediting.com

Registration

Officer: Victor D. Wilson
USDOT / docket: 3141225 · MC-99265
First registered: May 25, 2018
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2025 · 11,398,800 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.70
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

11,398,800

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 ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC.

ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC (USDOT 3141225) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 72 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 32 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC's USDOT number?

ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC's USDOT number is 3141225, and its motor carrier number is MC-99265.

Is ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC's safety record?

ZEPHYR EXPEDITING LLC has a 31.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 165 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).