ZA'S TOP NOTCH TRANSPORT LLC

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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 · Apr 28, 2026
Policy effective · Apr 28, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • Prior insurance gap · 22 days Apr 6, 2026 → Apr 28, 2026
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION · BIPD/Primary Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file dotprocessagents.com llc Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — ZA'S TOP NOTCH TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4065817)
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 · 22 days — Apr 6, 2026 → Apr 28, 2026

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION · BIPD/Primary
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — dotprocessagents.com llc

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4065817/
As of: Aug 30, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 4065817 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ZAONTE E. BOWDEN General Freight Based in PARKTON, NC Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Aug 30, 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=235415 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4065817
In FMCSA records since Apr 24, 2023 (~3y)
MC / docket MC1613850
Company officer ZAONTE E. BOWDEN
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 102,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
94 PLATEAU LN
PARKTON, NC 28371
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4065817
In FMCSA records since Apr 24, 2023 (~3y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 102,000 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 1.33 vs 1.80 -0.47
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

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 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 0 2 0
OOS percentage 0% 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
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 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

ZA'S TOP NOTCH TRANSPORT 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 vehicle_maint at 10.0.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in NC (3 stops).

Violation profile

66.7% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.16(a) (Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Freightliner, International, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 235,415 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 235,415 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 235,415 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Apr 6, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026 (22 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2024-06 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
North Carolina (NC) 3 2 66.7% Aug 10, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 1
International 1
Kenworth 1
M&W 1
Nabo 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 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 6.00 6 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 10.00 10 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88654971 Aug 10, 2026 NC 2 5 393.9A-LTSI, 393.9A-LHLI, 393.9A-LSLI Yes
85382266 Jul 31, 2025 NC 2 NC24
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A2, 392.2FT Yes
82572097 Sep 3, 2024 NC 3 I95 NEAR SR2341
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.17(c), 392.16(a) No
81783431 Jun 3, 2024 NC 2 NC24
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.3(a)(1), 393.75(a)(3) Yes
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Feb 26, 2024 MC1613850-C CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (19 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary $750,000 Apr 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 91X $750,000 Apr 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Coverage gap — 22 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Apr 6, 2026 to Apr 28, 2026
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Jan 21, 2026 Mar 23, 2026 REPLACED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Jan 21, 2026 Apr 6, 2026 CANCELLED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Nov 24, 2025 Jan 21, 2026 REPLACED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Nov 24, 2025 Jan 29, 2026 CANCELLED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Oct 6, 2025 Nov 24, 2025 REPLACED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Oct 6, 2025 Dec 10, 2025 CANCELLED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Jul 28, 2025 Oct 6, 2025 REPLACED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Jul 28, 2025 Oct 24, 2025 CANCELLED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary May 5, 2025 Jul 28, 2025 REPLACED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary May 5, 2025 Aug 5, 2025 CANCELLED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Mar 17, 2025 Jun 5, 2025 CANCELLED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Mar 17, 2025 May 5, 2025 REPLACED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Jan 29, 2025 Apr 7, 2025 CANCELLED
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION 2026794317 BIPD/Primary Jan 29, 2025 Mar 17, 2025 REPLACED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST1006193 BIPD/Primary Apr 5, 2024 Jan 29, 2025 CANCELLED
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY JST1006193 BIPD/Primary Feb 5, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 6, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  2. Apr 29, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Apr 28, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  4. Apr 6, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  5. Apr 6, 2026
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 22 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 28, 2026)
  6. Mar 24, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Mar 23, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  8. Jan 29, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  9. Jan 22, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jan 21, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  11. Dec 10, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  12. Nov 25, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Nov 24, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  14. Oct 24, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  15. Oct 7, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Oct 6, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  17. Aug 5, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  18. Jul 29, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Jul 28, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  20. Jun 5, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  21. May 5, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  22. Apr 7, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  23. Mar 18, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  24. Mar 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION
  25. Jan 29, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  26. Jan 29, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Apr 5, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY
  28. Feb 26, 2024
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
NC24 NC 2 2
I95 NEAR SR2341 NC 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
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