ZWALD TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 594938MC-Docket MC377123TILLAMOOK, OR
Review before tendering36 power units

ZWALD TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 594938) in TILLAMOOK, OR — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 3 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 18 times, most recent 2019-03-05 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2020-07-07 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2020-07-07

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 1.3
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.15
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 6.92

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
3
Crashes
19
Inspections
6
OOS inspections
10
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
Yes

Fleet

Power units
36
Total drivers
45
Years in business
31
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
3 of 3 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
4.8%
Vehicle OOS rate
46.2%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
18 times last 2019-03-05
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-27
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2020-07-07 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

27
Inspections
9
OOS inspections
46
Violations
14
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-06 → 2026-05-04.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-17 OR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet
2025-09-06 OR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry
2025-08-15 OR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Rain, Daylight, Wet
2024-05-31 OR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
27 12 2026-05-04
Unsafe driving 392
10 0 2025-10-14
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
5 1 2026-05-04
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2025-05-28
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2023-09-06
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2025-06-03
Hours of service 395
1 0 2023-09-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-05-04 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2026-05-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. OOS
2026-05-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-11-10 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo 5 feet or less and more than 1100 lbs OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others in contact with a part of the vehicle OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing resulting in axle shift OOS
2025-10-31 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Deflated air suspension OOS
2025-10-14 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
2025-08-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2025-08-06 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-08-06 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2025-07-30 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-06-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g. safety official signal sign l
2025-06-23 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit
2025-06-05 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV OOS
2025-05-28 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative OOS
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2025-04-22 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after Jul
2024-08-20 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2024-08-08 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone
2024-06-18 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) (not a co-driver) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV.
2024-06-18 Unsafe Driving State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 20 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-05-04 OR · Level 1 4 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-BHTD OOS
2025-11-10 OR · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B2I-C OOS
2025-10-31 OR · Level 2 3 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-TAOCV OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207F-SDAS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPAS OOS
2025-10-14 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
2025-08-06 OR · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSURR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSLRR
2025-07-30 OR · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
2025-06-23 WA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLS2
2025-06-05 OR · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2025-06-03 OR · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
General safety regulations 390 21TB2-DOT
2025-05-28 OR · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
2025-04-22 OR · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51C-BLPW OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2024-08-20 OR · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-CSLRR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2024-08-08 ID · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-06-18 WA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 16(b)
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-04-09 WA · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(b) OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100(b) OOS
2023-12-29 OR · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201(a)
2023-12-10 OR · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
2023-11-01 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-10-27 WA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTCD
2023-09-06 WA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 301(a)
Hours of service 395 24(c)(2)(iii)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)

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