ZEITER TRUCKING INC

DOT# 349043 MC# 224889 DUNS# 61021291 Norwalk, OH Authorized For-Hire
(419) 668-6945 lisa@zeitertrucking.com 2590 State Route 18, Norwalk OH 44857
25 tractors · all leased 25 drivers 2M mi/yr · ~78k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 78.3 / 100
Low confidence
37 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
25
Drivers · CDL
25 · 25
Annual miles
2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 25 0 25
Trailers 10 44 0 54

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-25-2002) · 24 yr old
Registered
03-31-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-01-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
STEVEN D ZEITER
Officer
MARK ZEITER

Cargo

31.3
low risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Building Materials Other: SCRAP Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Construction Coal/Coke

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.9 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.9
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.9 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they barely move its crash estimate.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
57% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.0%
2 of 4
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 721 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.019
Inspections 0.52 0.53
Violations 0.16 0.27
Critical violations 0.06 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, low-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Lights 2 · Tires 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 19, 2005 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 21, 2011)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Ohio (HQ) 14