ZMX TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

DOT# 988552 MC# 437862 Brookfield, IL Authorized For-Hire
(708) 354-0621 zmxtrans@aol.com 9140 West Plainfield Rd, Brookfield IL 60513
18 power units · all owned 18 drivers
HazMat
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
25 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
18
Drivers · CDL
18 · 18
Annual miles
436k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 2 0 0 2
Tractors 16 0 0 16
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-07-2010) · 16 yr old
Registered
11-07-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-07-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
RYAN ROTH
Officer
KENNETH STACK

Cargo

57.8
medium risk
General Freight Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

12 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 0.6× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

80% likely range 0.49×–2.08×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.4

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-4 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (18 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.50× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Dec 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
28.6%
2 of 7
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
11
2 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Illinois (about 27 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.056 0.034
Inspections 0.39 1.23
Violations 0.31 0.97
Critical violations 0.08 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

11 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 2 OOS
    Lights 3 · Tires 3 · Brakes 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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
2 crashes
  • Jan
    20
    2026
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    10
    2025
    Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Incline Casualty Company
on record since Dec 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2002
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → Incline Casualty Company (Dec 2025)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Mar 14, 2008)

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
  • Illinois (HQ) 9
  • Wisconsin 3