Direct Transport — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Mark Zimmerman
DBA
Direct Transport
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
13251 Barnettway, Garden Grove, CA 92843
Phone
(714) 537-1995
Power units
4
Drivers
4
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Email & web forensics
On-file email
mzimmerman2@socal.rr.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CA 03/2005 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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