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RD ZAHN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC

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Company CheckRD ZAHN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC · DOT 978507

N12929 COUNTY ROAD 577, DAGGETT, MI, 49821

DOT# 978507 MC# 416347 Daggett, Michigan 24 years

CARRIER Legal name changed · Aug 19, 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

7 events tracked · latest Sep 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 1

Aug 19, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 5

Aug 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 23, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 12, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jun 10, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Mar 17, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

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

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

Contact Details

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Physical AddressN12929 COUNTY ROAD 577, DAGGETT, MI, 49821

Mailing AddressN12929 COUNTY ROAD 577, DAGGETT, MI, 49821

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC416347

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating24 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For HireExempt 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 .79 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .85 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .18 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 7.6 · 13 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage926,011 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS5.9% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS31.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review08/05/2025

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyUNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

Policy #506-9095092

Last checked09/09/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers9

Mileage926,011 mi

Operating24 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total34

Out of Service2

OOS Rate5.9%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total19

Out of Service6

OOS Rate31.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 08/05/2025

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

3 · 2 OOS -

2024

17 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

15 · 5 OOS ▲

2026

13 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

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 Aug 2026, 32 inspections, 9 resulted in out-of-service (28.1% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 12 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
03/17/2026	NEGAUNEE TWP	MI	0	1	1	2	Clear	Water	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

69 roadside violations across 32 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 39 violations · 11 OOS

Unsafe Driving 18 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 9 violations · 2 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 1 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 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 (48)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/07/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/23/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAKE STATION IN	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2026	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CONRAD MT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2026	MD	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARKTON MD	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/27/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SEYMOUR IN	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	BEACH ND	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2026	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	39 - I35 SB MM 212 NORTHWOOD	5	0	2	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	POWERS SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/23/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/24/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	POWERS SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/03/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	EXPRESSWAY CT/MEECHER	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/08/2026	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLYDE OH	7	0	4	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/22/2025	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY SPRINGS SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	MN	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAGINAW MN	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/11/2025	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	LONDON	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	POWERS SCALE	4	0	1	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	3	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
07/23/2025	IL	Full (Level I)	I-55	3	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ARMINGTON MT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2025	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/05/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-2 W/B & GROS CAP ROAD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/09/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	THORNTON AR	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I380 SB 2 MILE MARKER	6	2	0	0	6	2	-	▲Detail
01/24/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	260TH AND S 92	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2025	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	SPARTA WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	14	5	0	0	14	5	-	▲Detail
11/30/2024	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE SUAMICO WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/11/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HANCOCK WI	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 2 / ARNOLD RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 41 / US 2	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	MN	Full (Level I)	ERSKINE MN	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	SB 23 @ MM 21	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HOG ISLAND CUT OUTS	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	KY	Walk-Around (Level II)	WADDY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/12/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	STURTEVANT WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/08/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CRYSTAL FALLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2024	MT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTER MT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	ME	Driver-Only (Level III)	OLD TOWN - SCALES SB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/29/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY SHOULDER & PASSING LANE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2024	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/31/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	NICHOLS (WB)	6	0	0	0	6	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	HWY SHOULDER @ PASSING LANES	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
12/21/2023	WI	Full (Level I)	SOUTH RANGE WI	8	4	0	0	0	4	-	▲Detail
09/28/2023	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	RANDOLPH (WB)	6	1	0	0	6	1	-	▲Detail
09/06/2023	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	ABRAMS SWEF	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections33

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 6 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 13 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN334061	$0	10/29/2001	08/11/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN334061	$1,000,000	10/29/2001	10/05/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN334061	$1,000,000	10/29/2001	08/11/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	45 MS NC6047	$0	10/17/2010	04/24/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL486935	$750,000	10/17/2007	05/15/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97910765	$0	10/08/2007	08/19/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97910765	$0	10/08/2007	10/08/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WN044138	$750,000	08/19/2010	05/16/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010448-1	$750,000	08/19/2009	07/20/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010448-1	$0	08/19/2009	07/20/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN508121	$750,000	08/11/2006	10/17/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN508121	$0	08/11/2006	12/03/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	TN508121	$0	08/11/2006	10/08/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	SFT 231277001	$1,000,000	08/11/2005	08/11/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	QT-660-140D689A-TIL-05	$0	08/11/2005	08/11/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010448-1	$0	07/20/2010	10/01/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6010448-1	$750,000	07/20/2010	08/19/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0034817	$750,000	05/16/2018	05/16/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL486935	$750,000	05/15/2009	08/19/2009	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC416347	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/06/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/07/2007
MC416347	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/02/2001	REVOKED	10/12/2010
MC416347	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/20/2010	-	-
MC416347	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/08/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/16/2005
MC416347	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/23/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/20/2009
MC416347	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/17/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/14/2006
MC416347	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/23/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/24/2010
MC416347	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/19/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/15/2024

No revocation records.

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89/100

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 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

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

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

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

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 5.8824% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 31.5789% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 12 vehicles (~0.08 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 5.8824% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 31.5789% 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)	−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.

RD ZAHN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (48)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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