ZACH'S EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
- Company officer
- JOHN RYAN
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2003-11-19
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2012-12-26
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 4 trucks · 4 owned tractors · 5 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 23 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
30 events- 01/08/2014Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0012121
- 11/25/2013Federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine
- 09/02/2013Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7794765
- 07/31/2013Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7794765
- 12/26/2012MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2012)
- 09/01/2011Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7794765
- 08/05/2011COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/18/2011)
- 01/25/2011MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
OUT OF SERVICE (11/25/2013)
- 01/20/2011Insurance filed — WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Cargo — BMC-34 · policy I2104460A
- 01/18/2011Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7794765
- 06/20/2008Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA02912001
- 03/22/2008Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA02912001
- 02/25/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/25/2008)
- 12/04/2007Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy PIA01828101
- 11/07/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/10/2007)
- 07/19/2007Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy C342237
- 07/17/2007Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 501457
- 06/22/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/19/2007)
- 06/20/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/17/2007)
- 07/28/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (06/30/2008)
- 07/16/2006Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
CARGO · policy GWP31508A
- 07/16/2006Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 478437
- 07/14/2006Out-of-service order rescinded
- 06/19/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/21/2006)
- 06/14/2006Federal out-of-service order
Unsatisfactory = Unfit
- 07/16/2005Insurance cancelled — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 454794
- 07/16/2005Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 478437
- 06/20/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/19/2005)
- 10/08/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (07/24/2006)
- 11/19/2003Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Conditional
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2013-08-25
- Last review
- 2013-06-20
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2012-12-26
- Reported mileage
- 154,665 mi (2012)
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