MARTIN ZAZUETA

DBA ZZ TRANSPORT
USDOT 2512969MC-Docket MC871633SAN DIEGO, CA
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MARTIN ZAZUETA (USDOT 2512969) in SAN DIEGO, CA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-01-29 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-07) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 11 times, most recent 2026-01-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.33

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
11
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
12
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
28.6%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
11 times last 2026-01-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-09-19
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2023-01-29
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

22
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
35
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-10 → 2026-05-19.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-05-06 CA Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
24 7 2026-04-26
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
6 1 2026-04-26
Unsafe driving 392
5 0 2026-05-07

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve
2026-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2026-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking
2026-04-26 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-01-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. OOS
2026-01-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-10-02 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2025-07-09 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2025-06-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2025-06-06 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g. unplugged or loo OOS
2025-06-06 Vehicle Maintenance Intermodal Containers - Improper securement of intermodal containers transported on container chassis vehicle(s) OOS
2025-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
2025-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-04-10 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an ABS system. System does not functio
2024-11-25 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp missing
2024-10-16 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance Axle positioning parts defective/missing OOS
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps OOS
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor with No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material on vehicle manufactured after July 1997

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 14 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-07 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSR
2026-04-26 CA · Level 1 9 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43A-TPV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL
2026-01-12 CA · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLUCR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSI OOS
2025-10-02 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
2025-07-09 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2025-06-06 CA · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 23-LEU OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 126B-CIM OOS
2025-04-10 US · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SLAS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1-B
2024-11-25 CA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LBL
2024-10-16 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LSLI
2024-05-28 CA · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
2024-03-22 CA · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-03-13 CA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-01-24 CA · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
2023-07-10 US · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS

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