ZAM TRANSPORTATION CO INC

USDOT 1330513

Active

Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (19 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT1330513
MC NumberMC-514022
Fleet19 power units
Drivers19
Phone9735896650
LocationNewark, NJ

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Out-of-service rate43.8% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault

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Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number1330513
MC NumberMC-514022
Legal NameZAM TRANSPORTATION CO INC
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone9735896650
Address84 MANUFACTURER'S PLACE, Newark, NJ, 07105

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20120515)
Hazmat Flagtrue

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
83 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
86 / 100
Driver Fitness
93 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
81 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections16
Out-of-Service Rate43.8% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes4 total (0 fatal, 3 with injuries, 3 towaway)
  • 2026-01-27 — MA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2026-01-16 — MA — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-08-18 — NJ — 1 injured
  • 2024-08-26 — CT — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (10), 16 (6), 23 (6).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)19
Drivers19
Recent Annual Mileage2,000,200
Last MCS-150 Filing08-MAY-25

ZAM TRANSPORTATION CO INC operates 19 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in NJ.

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