Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC

Chesterton, IN · Interstate · 42 power units · Not rated · USDOT since Mar 25, 2016 (10 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC962543: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
32.6%
15 of 46 vehicle inspections · Indiana avg 23.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC962543 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC962543—Protective Insurance Company
Policy MF005354 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Oct 1, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

97inspections
32.6%vehicle out-of-service
15 of 46 · Indiana avg 23.1%
4.1%driver out-of-service
4 of 97 · Indiana avg 5.5%
146violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 14, 2026WV21No
Oct 11, 2026IA214Yes
Oct 9, 2026MI31No
Oct 9, 2026IN21No
Oct 7, 2026NY20No
Oct 2, 2026PA31No
Oct 2, 2026IN21Yes
Sep 24, 2026NY20No
Sep 17, 2026IN24Yes
Sep 9, 2026TN34Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Indiana average covers 61,543 vehicle and 111,154 driver inspections of all Indiana-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

74 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 18 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 146 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareIndiana share
Vehicle Maintenance381551.4%58.8%
Unsafe Driving29039.2%19.1%
Hours-of-Service Compliance516.8%18.1%
Driver Fitness222.7%3.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign light lane marking other
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLTCD
70
State/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
Other Driver Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLUP
50
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
50
Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers
Other Driver Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 39222AD
40
State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
Speeding 2 · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLS2
40
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
33
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2UV
31
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
22
HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS
20
State/Local Laws - Improper turns
Dangerous Driving · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLIT
20

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Indiana column is the mix across all Indiana-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

11crashes
0fatal
0injury
11tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Aug 4, 2026Burleson, TX00
Jul 7, 2026Crowley, LA00
Mar 4, 2026Columbus, OH00
Jan 21, 2026Troy, MI00
Nov 30, 2025Plymouth, IN00
Nov 11, 2025Monroe, MS00
Oct 27, 2025Not Reported, VA00
Aug 9, 2025Beckley, WV00
May 3, 2025Louisville, KY00
Dec 9, 2024Greensburg, IN00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number2870747
MC / docketMC962543
Legal nameZ BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units42
Drivers50
Annual mileage9,128,448 (2025)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedMar 25, 2016 · 10 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateApr 3, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMotor Vehicles

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC

What does Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC's operating authority allow?

MC962543: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC is old or missing?

FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking Z BROTHERS EXPEDITED LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2870747. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (219) 215-0011, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC962543, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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