Z&K TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 3978757 MC# 1489027 Silver Spring, MD Authorized For-Hire / Exempt For-Hire / Private Property
(470) 854-5735 dispatch@zandktransport.com 817 Silver Springs Ave Ste 206, Silver Spring MD 20910
6 tractors · all leased 6 drivers 878k mi/yr · ~146k per unit
BASIC Alerts: Hours-of-Service
Marginal
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
4 yrs history · 24 roadside inspections
Capped at Marginal
Current FMCSA Conditional rating (09-22-2026)

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
878k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 6 0 6
Trailers 0 6 0 6

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (09-22-2026)
Registered
10-31-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-21-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
ZENASH T. GEBREEZGI

Cargo

53.7
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: PAPER PRODUCT Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Utility Construction Coal/Coke Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Held at Marginal by an FMCSA Rating

FMCSA currently rates this motor carrier Conditional (09-22-2026). While that rating stands, FRED grades the motor carrier no better than Marginal, even where its roadside and crash record alone would grade higher.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 2.3× as often as the median active fleet of 6–9 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.06×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 3.07× and violations 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +18%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

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.

  • FMCSA BASIC alert
    Over FMCSA's intervention threshold in hours of service.
    Ask: any FMCSA warning letters and the corrective-action plan.
  • Falsified logs
    3 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 4.2% vs 6.7% national.
Data flags
  • Current adverse FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA currently rates this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory — a recent formal finding of safety-management deficiencies. Treat as a serious underwriting concern.
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
24
38% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
60.0%
3 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.2%
1 of 24
National avg 6.7%
Violations
29
5 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in Maryland (about 11 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 5 inspections, 2 out of service 5 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 57,512 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.083 0.043
Inspections 2.08 1.58
Violations 2.42 1.56
Critical violations 0.92 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

29 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service FMCSA alert
    12 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 4 · False log 3 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 5 · Phone use 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    6 · 4 OOS
    Lights 2 · Tires 2 · Brakes 1 · Other parts 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • 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
  • May
    16
    2026
    Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Co
on record since Nov 18, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2022
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Nov 2024)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Nov 23, 2022)

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
  • South Carolina 12
  • Georgia 6
  • North Carolina 4
  • Tennessee 1
  • Virginia 1

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 24 inspections were in Maryland.