Zimmerman Transfer Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 7
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 82
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 72
- Annualized
- ≈36 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving75 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.25 Lighting device requirementsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
23 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jan 2, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 71% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 70 total · 6 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | IL | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2026 | IA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2025 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 20, 2024 | IL | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 4, 2024 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2023 | NE | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2023 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 1, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2022 | MO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 14, 2022 | WI | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| May 10, 2022 | IA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2022 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2022 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 8, 2022 | WI | 0 | 4 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 28, 2021 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2021 | MO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 20, 2020 | IL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2020 | WI | 1 | 0 | Yes |