Z FREIGHT LINES CORP
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 · Sep 20267 inspections · 85 violations (18 OOS) · 64% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9Vehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Inoperable Required Lamp
26
13× · sev 2
- 2393.11Vehicle Maintenance1 OOS
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
9
3× · sev 3
- 3393.11TLVehicle Maintenance
Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
6
2× · sev 3
- 4393.11TUVehicle Maintenance
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
6
2× · sev 3
- 5393.48A1 OOS
Inoperative/defective brakes
5
5×
- 6393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
4
4×
- 7395.8E1 OOS
False report of drivers record of duty status
2
2×
- 8393.47A1 OOS
Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
2
2×
- 9393.95A
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2
2×
- 10393.95F
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2
2×
Most inspected in · top 4 states
- TX7
- LA2
- FL1
- AL1
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 95% 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-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain1× · 33%
- 395.8A-ELDELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)1× · 33%
- 395.8F01Drivers record of duty status not current1× · 12%
- 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
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 80% 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.
- 396.3A1BLBrake system pressure loss1× · 10%
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle2× · 9%
- 396.3A1BBrakes (general) Explain:1× · 7%
- 392.22B-DFPWDDriver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface1× · 3%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 83.3% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 28.6% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
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
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.
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 NHTSA14 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+ mi4 drivers
- Company officer
- ZARAHI PEREZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2020-09-08
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-03-18
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 3 trucks · 3 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, phone numbers or officers with 8 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
12 events- 12/10/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FOP122172024
- 03/18/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.4M mi reported (2024)
- 11/05/2024Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FOP122172023
- 03/23/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FOP122172023
- 02/26/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/27/2024)
- 11/05/2023Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FOP122172022
- 11/05/2022Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy AFXFL001256-00
- 10/11/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/08/2022)
- 11/05/2021Insurance cancelled — WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WMC1882896
- 10/12/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/02/2021)
- 11/13/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/16/2025)
- 09/08/2020Registered 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
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2025-03-12
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-03-18
- Reported mileage
- 367,400 mi (2024)
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