CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3986455· MC1494224· CARRIER· EIN 92-0932019
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TZAR FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

223 N ERNEST ST, GRIFFITH, IN, 46319(219) 309-4473office@tzarfreight.comDUSAN BOZOVIC
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
MS Transverse Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
71.4%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
5
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
45
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 71.4% — well above the 22% national average5 crashes in the last 24 months

A 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.

Authority & insurance

MC1494224

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 10/24/2025
MS Transverse Insurance Company· policy TINCA7420726
Authority history (3) ▾
09/29/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/20/2025)
11/06/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/27/2024)
12/08/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history4 insurers on record 1 rejected filing
Filing timeline (3)
  1. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/03/202410/24/2025
  2. HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/03/202312/03/2024
  3. PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/03/202212/03/2023
Rejected filings (1) ▾
  • 10/06/2025CANAL INSURANCE CO.Policy is already cancelled.

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle7 inspections · 71.4% OOS · National 22%
Driver24 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

24 inspections · 27 violations (9 OOS) · 26% of inspections had an OOS finding.

24
Inspections
27
Violations
9
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

13
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • TN5
  • KY4
  • OK3
  • OH3
  • GA3
  • MS2
  • SC2
  • KS1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Tires violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 84% 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.

What’s contributing13 violations · 8 OOS (24 mo)
Tires5 OOS5 viol63%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS5× · 63%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS5 viol26%
  • 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative2× · 13%
  • 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 11%
  • 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp2× · 3%
Wheels / rims2 OOS3 viol11%
  • 396.3A1-HCMHubs - Bearing cap, plug or filler plug missing or broken1× · 6%
  • 393.205C-WRWheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.1× · 3%
  • 393.205A-WRBHWheel/Rim - Cracks between stud holes/hand holes1× · 3%
What to do
  • Gauge and thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit; correct low pressure immediately
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 44 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 75% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • 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

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 56% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing5 violations (24 mo)
Speeding3 viol62%
  • 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 33%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 29%
Following / lane / reckless2 viol38%
  • 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 24%
  • 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 14%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 31 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 19% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing3 violations (24 mo)
False log / RODS3 viol100%
  • 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 a3× · 100%
What to do
  • 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
Projected estimatecould improve up to 10 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

Improving
3
Inspections
1
Violations
1
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 100% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

27
Inspections
27
Violations
9
Out-of-service
192
CSA points
5
Crashes
14
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

29 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

16 truck 13 trailer
2020 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 6×
3H3V532C9LR394072· 937731 IL
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNRseen 5×
4V4WC9EH0JN896586· 3437027 IN
2018 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 4×
1JJV532D1JL045397· 931571ST IL
2016 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 3×
4V4NC9EH9GN959009· C799DP UK
2020 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJHHDR9LLLM9609· 3507641 IN
2023 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 2×
1GR1P0624PT505322· PE34107 IN
2017 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH0HN978355· 3748288 IN
2022 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH1NN290800· 3691812 IN
2020 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 2×
1JJV532D9LL144276· PG51380 IN
2026 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 2×
1JJV532D1TL659689· 396AC204 IL
2014 VOLVO TRUCK VNLseen 2×
4V4NC9EH3EN162557· 3887874 IN
2008 WABASH Wabash National Corporationseen 2×
1JJV532W48L122002· TV93Z98 GA
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJHHDR5MSMV0720· 3889046 IN
2024 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)seen 2×
5V8VC5328RM414914· 5184101 ME
2020 INTERNATIONAL LT625
3HSDZTZRXLN316289· 3582018 IN
2019 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2535K3515206· 1012927ST IL
2017 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH3HN986028· C800DP GA
2025 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D9SL570841· 998325ST IL
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLD56GLHA6493· 3748237 IN
2024 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532K7RS266177· 5180800 ME
2018 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH5JN891136· 3869526 IN
2017 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EJ3HN968017· C100FE GA
2018 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D4JL046754· 3034105 ME
2022 KENWORTH T680
1XKYDP9X0NJ488730· 3931167 IN
2022 ATRO ATRO
3ELA6RX29NG000851· 5619691 ME
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR5MSMV0703· 3749262 IN
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR4MSMV0711· 3991890 IN
2022 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GR1P0622NK423124· 849135ST IL
2021 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR2MSMV0710· 3934990 IN

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

5

Tow-away

4

Injury

2

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
12
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
17
17 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.9M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi17 drivers
Company officer
DUSAN BOZOVIC
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2022-11-16
Last MCS-150 update
2025-12-04
Census status
Active

Fleet: 12 trucks · 12 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses or officers with 10 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

10
Connected carriers
7
Fleet-transfer links
4
Most shared VINs
3
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: LEADERS OF TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2826651, registered 2015) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 3
1
D&B TRANSPORTLLC
USDOT 2842919Active· MARKHAM, IL
Strong
Shared VIN · 4
1UYVS2535K35152061JJV532D1JL0453971JJV532D9LL1442764V4NC9EH0HN978355
2
LEADERS OF TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 2826651Inactive· FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
Strong
Officer
3
SKYLINE LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC
USDOT 4085390Active· SEMINOLE, OK
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
MONTECORP LLC
USDOT 3491609Inactive· GRIFFITH, IN
Medium
Address

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

9 events
  1. 12/04/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.9M mi reported (2024)

  2. 10/24/2025Insurance filed — MS Transverse Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TINCA7420726

  3. 10/24/2025Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT0338842811

  4. 09/29/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/20/2025)

  5. 12/03/2024Insurance cancelled — HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC

    BIPD/Primary · policy HIC80820-751

  6. 11/06/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/27/2024)

  7. 12/03/2023Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA963933250

  8. 12/08/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  9. 11/16/2022Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2025-07-29
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-12-04
Reported mileage
875,000 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 1:36 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.