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2590 STATE ROUTE 18, NORWALK, OH, 44857

DOT# 349043 MC# 224889 Norwalk, Ohio 36 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jun 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Apr 15, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Feb 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Dec 19, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

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

Contact Details

Phone(419) 668-6945

Fax(419) 663-6801

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2590 STATE ROUTE 18, NORWALK, OH, 44857

Mailing Address2590 STATE ROUTE 18, NORWALK, OH, 44857

Other Companies at This Address

Address2590 STATE ROUTE 18, NORWALK, OH 44857

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
COMPANY Z TRUCKING LLC	3030274	(419) 668-2229	Active
ZEITER TRUCKING INC this company	349043	(419) 668-6945	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC224889

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating36 years

Company Overview

ZEITER TRUCKING INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Norwalk, Ohio. The company has been in operation for 36 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/31/1989. The fleet consists of 25 power units and 25 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,875,421 miles (2023). With zero crashes across 23 inspections, ZEITER TRUCKING INC maintains an excellent safety record. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Insurance coverage of $750,000 is on file through ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, ZEITER TRUCKING INC has a Trust Score of 95/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,875,421 miles

Mileage Year2023

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 RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

Last Review06/20/2002

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

CompanyACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CA-L29290

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet25 units

Drivers25

Mileage1,875,421 mi

Operating36 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total17

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total6

Out of Service2

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/20/2002 | Rated: 06/25/2002

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

5 · 0 OOS —

2024

10 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

7 · 1 OOS =

2026

3 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash —

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 — 16 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (12.5% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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
01/04/2024	INDEPENDENCE	OH	0	0	1	2	Clear	Wet	Daylight
11/21/2023	AMHERST (TOWNSHIP OF)	OH	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

11 roadside violations across 16 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 6 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 0 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 (25)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
04/15/2026	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONROEVILLE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/17/2026 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	LINDSEY OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LTSIR — CFR 393.9A-LTSIR Non-OOS
02/27/2026 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	HUBBARD OH	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.9A-LRLI — CFR 393.9A-LRLI Non-OOS
12/19/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BERLIN HEIGHTS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/09/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	BELLEVUE OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/12/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROOTSTOWN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/04/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	LISBON OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/04/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	OBERLIN OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/29/2025 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	GREENWICH OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/05/2025 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	WADSWORTH OH	5	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (5) 392.2-SLLEWG1 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLEWA2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2WG — CFR 392.2WG Non-OOS 393.75A3-TAOL — CFR 393.75A3-TAOL OOS 393.55E-B — CFR 393.55E-B Non-OOS
12/02/2024 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	CLEVELAND OH	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
09/30/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/17/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	1	1	0	0	1	1	-
Violations (1) 393.45(b)(2) — CFR 393.45(b)(2) OOS
09/13/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/13/2024 ▼	OH	Full (Level I)	ROADSIDE.	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.45(d) — CFR 393.45(d) Non-OOS
07/10/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/17/2024 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE....	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.55(d)(1) — CFR 393.55(d)(1) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/22/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/23/2024 ▼	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	IR 77 SOUTH MP105	1	0	1	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/16/2024	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/20/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE.	1	0	0	0	1	0	-
Violations (1) 393.55(e) — CFR 393.55(e) Non-OOS
12/15/2023	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/08/2023	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/28/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE...	2	0	0	0	2	0	-
Violations (2) 393.45(b)(2) — CFR 393.45(b)(2) Non-OOS 393.55(c)(2) — CFR 393.55(c)(2) Non-OOS
08/07/2023 ▼	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	4	0	4	0	0	0	-
Violations (4) 392.82(a)(1) — CFR 392.82(a)(1) Non-OOS 390.17 — CFR 390.17 Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CTS0037453	$1,000,000	10/23/2004	10/26/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	CTS0037453	$1,000,000	10/23/2004	10/19/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0092775	$1,000,000	10/23/2003	10/23/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0092775	$1,000,000	10/23/2003	10/28/2004	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM03401133	$0	10/23/2003	10/19/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IM03401133	$0	10/23/2003	11/26/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	DS1443	$1,000,000	10/23/2002	10/23/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-L29290	$0	10/19/2005	04/10/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 069 63 00	$0	10/19/1998	10/23/2003	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	CPP 069 63 00	$1,000,000	10/19/1998	10/23/2002	Replaced
34	CARGO	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	CIM 0442398-02	$0	10/19/1997	10/21/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY	T 0101484-02	$1,000,000	10/19/1997	10/21/1998	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	T0101484-00	$1,000,000	10/19/1996	10/19/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CIM 0442398 00	$0	10/19/1995	10/19/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	BA0174073-00	$1,000,000	10/19/1995	10/19/1996	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	IM-D37498	$0	10/19/1994	11/03/1995	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CAD 37498	$1,000,000	10/19/1994	11/03/1995	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC224889	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2005
MC224889	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/15/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/23/2005
MC224889	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/11/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/1994
MC224889	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/11/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/1994
MC224889	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2005
MC224889	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/01/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2004
MC224889	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/01/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/28/2004
MC224889	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/29/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/25/2005
MC224889	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/29/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/25/2005
MC224889	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/16/1996	-	-
MC224889	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/21/2011
MC224889	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	02/20/1990	-	-
MC224889	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	02/05/1990	-	-

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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 6/16/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands — risk scales

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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Inspection Records (25)

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