Broker Authority Watch

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Z Brothers Express Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Z Brothers Express Inc in Crown Point, Indiana has broker authority status “Active”, in force since Sep 12, 2026, with 1 suspension or revocation on record.

213 S Court S Ste C, Crown Point, Indiana 46307 (312) 404-2468

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Licensing & Insurance: Motus and legacy L&I files (data.transportation.gov)

Z Brothers Express Inc (MC966795, USDOT 2880997) is a freight broker of property based in Crown Point, Indiana. Broker authority: active (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: authority reinstated on September 12, 2026. Before that, FMCSA revoked it on May 1, 2023. The current authority has been in force since September 12, 2026. FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority on June 2, 2016. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with U. S. Specialty Insurance Company, effective September 2026, filed with FMCSA on September 11, 2026. That filing was made after the authority stopped on May 1, 2023. FMCSA history shows 1 suspension or revocation action on the broker authority. The same docket also holds motor carrier of property authority.

Key facts

Authority status Active Status of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority age 10+ years Time since FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority, whatever its status now; a suspension, revocation or reinstatement does not reset it. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker bond ($75,000) Bond or trust fund on file Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85) on file with FMCSA. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond type Surety bond (BMC-84) Surety bond (BMC-84) or trust fund (BMC-85). source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Surety or trust provider U. S. Specialty Insurance Company source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Suspensions and revocations on record 1 FMCSA revocation and suspension actions on the broker authority: involuntary (bond, insurance or process-agent lapses) and voluntary, legacy and Motus history combined and counted once per date. Notices and discontinued proceedings are excluded; a count alone does not establish a coverage gap. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Also a motor carrier Yes Yes means the same docket also holds active motor carrier of property authority. source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
USDOT number 2880997 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
BOC-3 process agents # 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC source
Status source FMCSA Motus registration record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest authority action Authority reinstated source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Latest action date Sep 12, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority in force since Sep 12, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker authority first granted Jun 2, 2016 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date Sep 10, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond filed with FMCSA Sep 11, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond amount 75,000 USD source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Reinstated after Authority revoked on 2023-05-01 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

  1. Oct 21, 2026: Process-agent record first observed · first observed by this site; source date unavailable

    # 1 Ace Licensing & Permit Services LLC; 4519 Woodruff Rd Unit 4-137, Columbus, GA, 31904; government filing date not supplied

    Official source
  2. Sep 12, 2026: Authority reinstated Official source
  3. Sep 11, 2026: Bond filing recorded

    U. S. Specialty Insurance Company; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  4. May 1, 2023: Authority revoked Official source
  5. May 1, 2023: Authority revoked (legacy record) Official source
  6. Jun 2, 2016: Authority granted (legacy record) Official source

Dates on this record

Source updatedUnknown (the source gives no update date for this record or its dataset)
CollectedOct 21, 2026, 10:47 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
EffectiveNot given by the source (when the source says each fact took effect)
RetiredNot retired: Motus, FMCSA's registration system, is maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Indiana

636 freight brokers in the dataset are in Indiana; 36 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in Indiana

Authority status (all 636 here): Suspended 4 (<1%) · Revoked 1 (<1%) · Active 604 (95%) · Application pending 19 (3%) · Application withdrawn 8 (1%)

Recent change (all 636 here): Application filed (last 14 days) 5 (<1%) · New authority (last 14 days) 2 (<1%) · Suspended or revoked (last 30 days) 1 (<1%) · None on record 628 (99%)

Authority age (all 636 in this group): 10+ years (280) · 3–10 years (183) · 1–3 years (78) · 3–12 months (45) · 1–3 months (10) · Under 30 days (6) · None on record (34)

City, state (all 636 in this group): Indianapolis, Indiana (121) · Fort Wayne, Indiana (46) · Valparaiso, Indiana (18) · Evansville, Indiana (17) · Fishers, Indiana (17) · Gary, Indiana (14) · 189 other values (403)

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