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Motor carrier · USDOT 709590

ZIP TRANSPORT & SERVICES INC, Fort Lauderdale, FL: USDOT 709590 safety record, inspections, out-of-service, crashes

Fleet and drivers are as ZIP TRANSPORT & SERVICES INC filed them on its MCS-150, last updated December 12, 2025. The carrier has been on the FMCSA register since October 15, 1997. Inspections and crashes are the reports in Velarion’s copy of FMCSA’s inspection and crash files, which hold the reports filed by some states, not every state; FMCSA’s free SAFER snapshot carries the carrier’s national 24-month inspection and out-of-service figures.

Identity

Legal name as filedZIP TRANSPORT & SERVICES INC
Doing business asFORWARD VAN LINES
USDOT number709590
Status on the censusActive
AddressFort Lauderdale, FL 33409
CountyPalm Beach County
Operating authorityInterstate Carriers
Hazardous materialsDoes not carry hazardous materials
Safety ratingNot rated
Power units8 (8 trucks)
Drivers9 (2 with a CDL)
On the register sinceOctober 15, 1997
MCS-150 last filedDecember 12, 2025
MCS-150 annual mileage49,802 miles (2024)
Cargo carriedMeat; Dry Bulk; Logs, Poles, Beams, Lumber; Fresh Produce; Refrigerated Food; Beverages; Grain, Feed, Hay; Household Goods; Paper Products; General Freight

Cited to the FMCSA Company Census File.

Roadside inspections

DateFiled byLevelViolationsOut-of-serviceDriver OOSVehicle OOS
April 6, 2025FLLevel III, driver only4000
November 1, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around1000
October 31, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around7110
April 22, 2024FLLevel II, walk-around8000

Cited to the FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

Crashes

DateFiled byCityFatalitiesInjuriesTowed awayHazmat released
May 28, 2021NCRaleigh00YesNo
May 16, 2018FLPunta Gorda00YesNo

Cited to the FMCSA Crash File; up to 50 rows shown, newest first.

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This public-records page covers motor carrier USDOT 709590, ZIP TRANSPORT & SERVICES INC, based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and lists 8 power units, 9 drivers, 1 roadside inspection with an out-of-service order out of 4 inspections on file, and 2 crashes on file. Fleet and driver counts come from the carrier's MCS-150 filing last updated December 12, 2025, and the carrier has been on the FMCSA register since October 15, 1997.