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Company CheckZAWADA TRANSPORT COMPANY · DOT 1836726

8900 W 85TH ST, JUSTICE, IL, 60458

DOT# 1836726 MC# 744029 Justice, Illinois 15 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Jul 1, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Jul 1, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 5

Apr 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 out-of-service violations.
Mar 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Sep 10, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Jul 9, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
May 2, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Sep 6, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(312) 444-0548

Email[email protected]

Physical Address8900 W 85TH ST, JUSTICE, IL, 60458

Mailing Address5645 S ARCHER AVE UNIT 388458, CHICAGO, IL, 60638

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC744029

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 years

Company Overview

ZAWADA TRANSPORT COMPANY is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Justice, Illinois. The company has been in operation for 15 years, registered with the FMCSA on 12/10/2008. The fleet consists of 14 power units and 14 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,950,000 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 18 inspections, ZAWADA TRANSPORT COMPANY maintains an excellent safety record. Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates exceed the national average, which may indicate compliance concerns. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, ZAWADA TRANSPORT COMPANY has a Trust Score of 90/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .74 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 2.9 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .5 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 11.84 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,950,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS25.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

Last Review03/08/2019

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/17/2026

CompanyKNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #KBQRS0000317-01

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet14 units

Drivers14

Mileage1,950,000 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service3

OOS Rate25.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service2

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 03/08/2019

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

7 · 0 OOS -

2024

21 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

4 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

2 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Apr 2026, 11 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (36.4% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/27/2024	Ref Marker:	NY	0	1	0	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

41 roadside violations across 11 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 23 violations · 4 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 11 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 7 violations · 1 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (34)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/09/2026	IN	Full (Level I)	COLUMBIA CITY IN	18	4	1	0	17	4	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	LA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SLIDELL LA	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/09/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CHAGRIN FALLS OH	7	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/02/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/06/2025	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	WB I-96 @ LATSON	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/07/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWOOD IN	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/03/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RINGGOLD GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	6	1	6	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	JACKSON	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/21/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/20/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	HORSE CAVE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
05/19/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2024	IN	Full (Level I)	LOWELL	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/29/2024	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	HAVANA FL	8	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	GARY IN	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/16/2024	MS	Driver-Only (Level III)	NESBIT SCALE I-55 NORTH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2024	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	TERRE HAUTE IN	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/18/2024	SC	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-77 NB YORK COUNTY	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
03/06/2024	KY	Full (Level I)	ELIZABETHTOWN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/22/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN WERT SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/10/2024	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FRANKLIN IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/08/2024	MO	Full (Level I)	STEELE MO	5	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-94	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2024	NY	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 87 N/B	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PORTAGE IN	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/01/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEWTON WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2023	PA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUPONT SALT SHED	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/13/2023	PA	Full (Level I)	1024 SCRANTON CARBONDALE HWY	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/01/2023	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 59 QUEEN CITY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
07/29/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	INTERSTATE 57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/18/2023	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	032 - LITCHFIELD - I-55 N/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections15

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 7 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 7 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP1250173	$750,000	10/26/2015	04/05/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBQRS0000317-00	$750,000	09/06/2024	09/06/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBQRS0000317-00	$750,000	09/06/2024	11/26/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBQRS0000317-00	$750,000	09/06/2024	09/06/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE8333000039-00	$750,000	09/06/2023	12/11/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE8333000039-00	$750,000	09/06/2023	09/06/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ROCK RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY	BE8133000081-00	$750,000	09/06/2022	09/06/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBI000237-00	$750,000	09/06/2021	09/06/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	KBC000022-00	$750,000	09/06/2020	09/06/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-03627-19	$750,000	09/06/2019	09/05/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-03627-19	$750,000	09/06/2019	08/06/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	DSI1569642-00	$750,000	09/06/2018	09/06/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CAC 00001-07302-17	$750,000	09/06/2017	09/06/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	CHL 01-03627-19	$750,000	08/06/2020	09/06/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	CA 2956248	$750,000	04/05/2016	09/06/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP1250173	$750,000	04/05/2015	10/26/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	WPP1250173	$750,000	04/05/2015	06/24/2015	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 069 40 26	$750,000	04/05/2012	03/21/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN065999	$1,000,000	04/05/2011	04/05/2012	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN065999	$1,000,000	04/05/2011	05/08/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 069 40 26	$1,000,000	03/21/2013	01/05/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA0694026	$750,000	01/05/2015	04/05/2015	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/12/2023
MC744029	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/25/2015	-	-
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/12/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/06/2019
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/11/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/10/2025
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/07/2023
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/22/2022
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/03/2021
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/04/2020
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/10/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/23/2017
MC744029	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/20/2011	TRANSFER CONSUMMATED	06/26/2015
MC744029	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/09/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/06/2016

No revocation records.

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90/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 90

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/17/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 25% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (34)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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