ZILFA EXPRESS INC

DBA: ZILFA EXPRESS

DOT# 3218900 MC# 1006928 El Cajon, CA Authorized For-Hire
(619) 729-6068 zilfasam@yahoo.com 11746 Avenida Marcela, El Cajon CA 92019
5 tractors · all owned 6 drivers 550k mi/yr · ~110k per unit
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8 yrs history · 38 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
550k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 5 0 0 5
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
12-04-2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-17-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
SAM SAVAH ZILFA

Cargo

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Drive/Tow Away Mobile Homes Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Intermodal Containers Oilfield Equipment Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: OTHER Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Construction Water Well Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse
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Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
38
47% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.1%
9 of 32
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 36
Violations
40
14 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 4 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

40 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    38 · 14 OOS
    Brakes 17 · Lights 10 · Steering & suspension 5 · Cargo securement 1 · Tires 1 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Nov
    6
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since May 24, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2021
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2024); INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA → CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (May 2023)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Federal inspectors 19
  • California (HQ) 13
  • Iowa 1
  • Kentucky 1
  • Mississippi 1
  • New Mexico 1
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Washington 1

34% of inspections were in its home state.

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