ZAIETS TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3069542MC-Docket MC060226FRANKLIN, TN
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ZAIETS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3069542) in FRANKLIN, TN — 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.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- 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.
- Driver out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- 2 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 4 times, most recent 2025-12-29 — 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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.34
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.5
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.35
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.97
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
2
Crashes
125
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
22
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 3
- Total drivers
- 4
- Years in business
- 9
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 6%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 18.7%
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
- 4 times last 2025-12-29
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-04-24
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
159
Inspections
25
OOS inspections
189
Violations
34
OOS violations
2
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-07-15 → 2026-05-19.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2025-11-29
WI
Tow-away
2024-09-22
PA
Tow-away
2024-05-29
OH
Tow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
65 | 17 | 2026-03-11 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
46 | 1 | 2026-01-26 |
Hours of service 395
|
21 | 2 | 2025-11-15 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
14 | 7 | 2026-02-05 |
General safety regulations 390
|
9 | 0 | 2026-02-07 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
8 | 6 | 2025-11-15 |
CDL standards 383
|
1 | 1 | 2024-01-02 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
1 | 0 | 2025-09-03 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | OOS |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inadequate lining/pad thickness | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle | — |
| 2026-02-05 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2026-01-26 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2026-01-26 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on | OOS |
| 2025-11-15 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-11-15 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Unauthorized passenger(s) on-board a CMV | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-11-06 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Vehicle Maintenance | State/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal drivin | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection | — |
| 2025-10-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Windshield - Obstructed | — |
| 2025-10-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 | — |
| 2025-10-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Improper lane change | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Unsafe Driving | Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers | — |
| 2025-09-28 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Form) - Paper Log/Logging Programs Form and Manner | — |
| 2025-09-11 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids suffi | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lubrication - Oil or grease leak | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | OOS |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-08-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Washers - Inoperative washing system. | — |
| 2025-08-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Fatigue - Operating a commercial motor vehicle while impaired through fatigue. | OOS |
| 2025-08-06 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-08-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day | — |
| 2025-08-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain | — |
| 2025-08-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 14 hour duty period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-08-03 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | — |
| 2025-07-23 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Damaged by heat broken or crimped in such a manner as to restrict air flow | OOS |
| 2025-07-21 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hubs - Wheel seal leaking | OOS |
| 2025-07-17 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Tires - Front less than 4/32 inch tread depth | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-07-08 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. | OOS |
| 2025-07-08 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-07-08 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-07-07 | Driver Fitness | Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M | OOS |
| 2025-07-07 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Failed to yield right of way | — |
| 2025-07-07 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has | OOS |
| 2025-07-03 | Unsafe Driving | State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit | — |
| 2025-07-03 | Driver Fitness | Age - Operate a CMV while not at least 21 years of age in interstate commerce | — |
| 2025-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch | OOS |
| 2025-06-28 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-03-11 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
2026-02-07 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB1-MC | — | — |
2026-02-05 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47D2-BLTBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BIBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47D2-BLTBD | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47D2-BLTBD | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
2026-01-26 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLED | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
2026-01-07 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LSLIWR | OOS | — |
2025-11-15 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 60A-D | — | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 11B2-Q | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8D4-HOSF | — | — |
2025-11-13 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-11-06 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A1 | — | — |
2025-10-29 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2SLSNC | — | — |
2025-10-25 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G-ELDMFV | — | — |
2025-10-17 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
2025-10-15 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LRLI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60E | — | — |
2025-10-09 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TC-MC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E-B | — | — |
2025-10-08 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLILC | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLL | — | — |
2025-09-30 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22A-D | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 22B-DFPWD | — | — |
2025-09-28 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 9-SLL | — | — |
2025-09-03 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 504B-HMPS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-ATIS | — | — |
2025-09-02 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSOA | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLSR | — | — |
2025-08-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-L | — | — |
2025-08-13 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78A-WS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3-TAOL | OOS | — |
2025-08-06 3 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLEWA2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 3-F | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
2025-08-03 9 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLIFTA | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 9D2-FTF | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3-HOSPRNP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A1-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E-HOSPD | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A3-HOSPRNP | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 3A2-HOSPRNP | — | — |
2025-07-23 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS2 | — | — |
2025-07-21 2 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45D-BHTC | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B-HWSL | OOS | — |
2025-07-17 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS4 | — | — |
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