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USDOT 239232MC195639

Zentner Transportation Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

39 years (granted 1986)

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Liability filing

$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

92 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Zentner Transportation Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

612 S Third Street, Cedar Rapids, NE 68627

Phone

(308) 358-0291

Power units

26

Drivers

25

First on record

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Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC195639

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract

Insurance filings

91X — Northland Insurance Company · coverage $750K (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

3.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 92 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

10.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 92 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

zach@zentnertransportation.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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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

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

2

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: SD 03/2025 · AZ 07/2024 · NE 09/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 142025: 332024: 352023: 10
Level III — Driver-only: 48Level II — Walk-around: 29Level I — Full: 14Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Jun 25, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026CALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 30, 2026CALevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 8, 2026WALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 22, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 8, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 5, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 26, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 16, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Nov 1, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 28, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 27, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 3, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Jul 29, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 22, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 1, 2025NMLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 20, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 15, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 15, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2025CALevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2025WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2025ORLevel I — Full
Feb 10, 2025CALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 5, 2025ORLevel I — Full
Feb 4, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 29, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2025CALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024NMLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 13, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2024IDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 7, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 24, 2024IDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 11, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 7, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 11, 2024IDLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2024CALevel IV — Special
Aug 1, 2024CALevel I — Full
Jul 31, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2024CALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 24, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 18, 2024COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2024IDLevel I — Full
Jul 16, 2024AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2024MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 21, 2024CALevel II — Walk-around
May 15, 2024IDLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2024CALevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2024MTLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2024COLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 8, 2024NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 8, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 2, 2024WALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 6, 2024WALevel II — Walk-around
Feb 15, 2024SDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2024NELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 5, 2024IALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 31, 2023UTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2023WYLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 20, 2023SDLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2023CALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 1, 2023WALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 1, 2023MTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 12, 2023WALevel III — Driver-only
Sep 7, 2023NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2023WYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 1, 2023UTLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 92 of 92 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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