Z&K TRUCKING LLC

RAHWAY, NJ

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Jul 6, 2023
Coverage resumed · Feb 26, 2026
Common (Property) reinstated · Jul 21, 2023
Policy effective · Jun 12, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • Prior insurance gap · 39 days May 28, 2023 → Jul 6, 2023
  • Prior insurance gap · 893 days Sep 17, 2023 → Feb 26, 2026
  • Common (Property) gap · 46 days Inactive Jun 5, 2023 → reinstated Jul 21, 2023
  • Violations per Inspection above national average 4.00 vs 1.80 national (+2.20).
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 Accredited Specialty Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Evilsizor Process Servers Inc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — Z&K TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3850155)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • Prior insurance gap · 39 days — May 28, 2023 → Jul 6, 2023
  • Prior insurance gap · 893 days — Sep 17, 2023 → Feb 26, 2026
  • Common (Property) gap · 46 days — Inactive Jun 5, 2023 → reinstated Jul 21, 2023
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 4.00 vs 1.80 national (+2.20).

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 — Accredited Specialty Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Evilsizor Process Servers Inc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3850155/
As of: Aug 31, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3850155 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ANDERSON A TEJEDA General Freight Based in RAHWAY, NJ Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Aug 31, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 78/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=276112 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units +1 (1 → 2) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +1 (1 → 2) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

4 active liability filings · 1 cargo

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3850155
In FMCSA records since Mar 25, 2022 (~4y)
MC / docket MC1403099
Company officer ANDERSON A TEJEDA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 2 units
Drivers 2
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1475 RANDOLPH AVE APT 1B
RAHWAY, NJ 07065
Mailing
2801 DEWEY AVE APT 3A
BRONX, NY 10465-2817
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3850155
In FMCSA records since Mar 25, 2022 (~4y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 4.00 vs 1.80 +2.20
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 2 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Accident reports (24 months)

All 3 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 3 3
Tow-away 0 0 0 0
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 1 2 0
OOS percentage 33.33% 66.67%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
2
Drivers
2
Inspections
3
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
1
3 all-time
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

Z&K TRUCKING LLC had 3 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 66.7%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 11.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CT (1) and MD (1).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (11.1% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Hino is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.
OOS order history
2 out-of-service orders issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 276,112 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,112 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 276,112 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 5, 2023 to Jul 21, 2023 (46 days)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 28, 2023 to Jul 6, 2023 (39 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Sep 17, 2023 to Feb 26, 2026 (893 days)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 1 2
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 1 2
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (2 months)

2024-12 2026-08

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Connecticut (CT) 1 1 100.0% Aug 27, 2026
Maryland (MD) 1 0 0.0% Aug 5, 2026
New York (NY) 1 1 100.0% Dec 18, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hino 1
Volvo 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 0.00 0 Aug 31, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 31, 2026
Hours of Service 1 5.00 5 Aug 31, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 11.27 11 Aug 31, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 0 0.00 0 Aug 31, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88827914 Aug 27, 2026 CT 1 MIDDLETOWN SCALE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
4 396.5B-HWSL, 392.2-SLLSR, 393.47A-BCFSAD Yes
88633366 Aug 5, 2026 MD 2 0 No
83484421 Dec 18, 2024 NY 2 BROOKLYN NY
HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK
12 392.9BA-INACTIVE, 391.11B5-LNCDLNVL, 396.3A1-STLT Yes
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NY4072499500 Mar 6, 2025 NY 0 3 No No Injury
NJ0022198114 Aug 13, 2022 NJ 0 0 Yes No Tow
NJ0022542288 Jul 11, 2022 NJ 0 2 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Mar 6, 2026 MC1403099-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Jul 21, 2023 MC1403099-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Apr 15, 2022 MC1403099-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
A-One Commercial Insurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. AONE20266682 BMC-91X Jun 12, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Accredited Specialty Insurance Company 2-CWS-NJ-19-S0379360-00 BMC-35 Jun 12, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWS-NJ-19-S0379360-00 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Feb 26, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWS-NJ-19-S0379360-00 91X $750,000 Feb 26, 2026 On file ACTIVE
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 2-CWS-NJ-19-S0379360-00 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Feb 26, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Coverage gap — 893 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Sep 17, 2023 to Feb 26, 2026
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA CAR2900001230 BIPD/Primary Jul 6, 2023 Sep 17, 2023 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 39 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 28, 2023 to Jul 6, 2023
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA CAR2900000753 BIPD/Primary Mar 10, 2023 May 28, 2023 CANCELLED
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY CA957156154 BIPD/Primary Jul 14, 2022 Mar 9, 2023 CANCELLED
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY CA957156154 BIPD/Primary Apr 4, 2022 Jul 14, 2022 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Aug 5, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Accredited Specialty Insurance Company
  2. Aug 5, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Accredited Specialty Insurance Company
  3. Jun 12, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Accredited Specialty Insurance Company
  4. May 19, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Apr 13, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  6. Apr 11, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Mar 6, 2026
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  8. Sep 25, 2023
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  9. Sep 25, 2023
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  10. Sep 17, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
  11. Sep 17, 2023
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 893 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Feb 26, 2026)
  12. Sep 16, 2023
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  13. Jun 5, 2023
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  14. Jun 5, 2023
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  15. Jun 5, 2023
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 46 days (through Jul 21, 2023)
  16. May 30, 2023
    oos
    Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
  17. May 28, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA
  18. May 28, 2023
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 39 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 6, 2023)
  19. Mar 9, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  20. Mar 9, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Jul 14, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
MIDDLETOWN SCALE CT 1 1
BROOKLYN NY NY 1 1
Related Records Cross-references to every adjacent page
Field change history
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Authority Records
  • Docket MC1403099
    Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) · ACTIVE · MC
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