ZEPHYR EXPRESS
Legal: ZEPEXCO INC
Risk factors
Low 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, 202684 inspections · 34 violations (4 OOS) · 4.8% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9A-LFTSIVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
42
7× · sev 6
- 2393.9A-LHLIVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
12
2× · sev 6
- 3393.47(e)Vehicle Maint.
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
8
2× · sev 4
- 4393.53B-BVehicle Maint.
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
8
2× · sev 4
- 5393.75A2-TAOBBVehicle Maint.
Tires - All others, bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation
8
1× · sev 8
- 6393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
8
1× · sev 8
- 7395.8E-HOSPDHOS Compliance
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
7
1× · sev 7
- 8393.30-BVehicle Maint.
Battery - Not protected
6
2× · sev 3
- 9393.9A-HLLHVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
6
1× · sev 6
- 10393.9A-LCLVehicle Maint.
Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
6
3× · sev 2
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- CA83
- US1
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
A high share of violations are occurring in Solano County, CA
Medium impact8 of 29 violations in the last 12 months (28%) came from inspections in Solano County, CA. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from Solano County, CA to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.9A-LFTSI×2Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
- 393.11A1-LCHLLighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 393.60CWindshield - Damaged or Discolored
- 393.9A-LTSIRLighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
- 393.47EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA24 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Intrastate · 100+ mi14 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi25 drivers
- Company officer
- BRYAN COLE
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2004-11-08
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-07-28
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 39 trucks · 1 owned trailers · 2 leased/term tractors.
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 phone numbers, officers or emails with 6 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
5 events- 07/28/2025MCS-150 update filed
1.1M mi reported (2024)
- 05/31/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 07/01/2016Insurance filed — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BAP 0381708
- 12/21/2004MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
- 11/08/2004Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-07-28
- Reported mileage
- 1,147,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — ZEPEXCO INC, BENICIA, CA
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