ZEL TRANSPORTATION LLC
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 · Sep 202621 inspections · 72 violations (8 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1395.8E1PCHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
7
1× · sev 7
- 2393.9HVehicle Maintenance
Inoperable head lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 3393.9A-LRLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 4395.3A3-HOSPRNP
Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation
3
3×
- 5392.2-SLL
State/Local Laws -
3
3×
- 6392.2RGNot in SMS
State vehicle registration or License Plate violation
2
2×
- 7393.95A4-EEUSVehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2
1× · sev 2
- 8393.9A-LILVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2
1× · sev 2
- 9393.95A
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
1
1×
- 10392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX6
- LA3
- KY3
- MO3
- TN2
- MS2
- GA2
- IN2
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.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 79% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.8E-HOSPDOOSHOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:1× · 54%
- 395.8E1PCHOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS1× · 18%
- 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (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 a1× · 5%
- 395.24C2II-ELDTNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.1× · 5%
- 395.22GPortable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver1× · 5%
- 395.22H1-ELDNUMHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic)1× · 3%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 68% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured1× · 16%
- 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber1× · 16%
- 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle1× · 5%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 16%
- 393.11TUTruck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 19971× · 8%
- 393.9HInoperable head lamps1× · 8%
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection1× · 11%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
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.
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 NHTSA18 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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
- Company officer
- EFREM F ABATE
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2016-12-27
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-05-04
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 4 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 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 VINs with 4 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
23 events- 05/04/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.9M mi reported (2025)
- 02/03/2026Insurance filed — Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DC920001660-00
- 02/03/2026Insurance replaced — SIRIUSPOINT SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy NNFTK1519126
- 08/14/2025Insurance cancelled — SIRIUSPOINT SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy NNFTK1519126
- 07/18/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/24/2025)
- 02/03/2025Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CT7892727511
- 02/03/2025Insurance replaced — SIRIUSPOINT AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy NNFTK1519126
- 02/03/2025Insurance replaced — SIRIUSPOINT SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy NNFTK1519126
- 02/03/2024Insurance replaced — CLEAR SPRING PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CAM000574
- 02/03/2023Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1526274
- 01/09/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/31/2023)
- 02/03/2022Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1526274
- 01/07/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/27/2022)
- 02/03/2021Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1526274
- 01/07/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/01/2021)
- 02/03/2020Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1526274
- 01/07/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/24/2020)
- 02/03/2019Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1526274
- 01/07/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/06/2019)
- 02/03/2018Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1526274
- 01/08/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/05/2018)
- 02/10/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 12/27/2016Registered 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
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-05-04
- Reported mileage
- 950,000 mi (2025)
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