Carrier profile · USDOT 739990 · MC-449066 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ZS INC

DBA BENNIES TOWING

6 power unitsGARY, IN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-449066 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(219) 944-1404 Email dispatchBENNIESTOWING68@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo 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.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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)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 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’03–’08

National Liability’15–’17

American Guarantee’18–’25

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jul 2018 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Mar 2015 → May 2017	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2008	$750K	6
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

GARY, IN

2160 W 10TH AVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2160 W 10TH AVE, GARY, IN, 46404
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (219) 944-1404
Cell: (219) 588-1378
Fax: (219) 944-2282
Email: benniestowing68@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Zelmer Williams
USDOT / docket: 739990 · MC-449066
First registered: Apr 7, 1998
Last MCS-150: Dec 23, 2025 · 12,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

12,000

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 ZS INC.

ZS INC (USDOT 739990) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 23, 2025.

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