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Z Force Transportation Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Z Force Transportation Inc in Chicago, Illinois has broker authority status “Active”, in force since Sep 9, 2026, with 0 suspensions or revocations on record.

3245 E 103 Street, Chicago, Illinois 60617 (708) 758-5800

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

Z Force Transportation Inc (MC441037, USDOT 1053301) is a freight broker of property based in Chicago, Illinois. Broker authority: active (FMCSA Motus record). Latest authority action: authority reinstated on September 9, 2026. FMCSA's Motus record does not log a suspension or revocation just before this reinstatement. The current authority has been in force since September 9, 2026. FMCSA first granted this docket broker authority on April 25, 2008. Surety bond, BMC-84 on file with American Alternative Insurance Corporation, effective October 2013, filed with FMCSA on October 2, 2013. 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of the broker's FMCSA operating authority: active, application pending, suspended, revoked, voluntarily suspended or withdrawn.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 American Alternative Insurance Corporation source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Suspensions and revocations on record 0 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 1053301 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
BOC-3 process agents Truck Process Agents Of America, Inc. 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 9, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Authority in force since Sep 9, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Broker authority first granted Apr 25, 2008 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond effective date Oct 1, 2013 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond filed with FMCSA Oct 2, 2013 source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Bond amount 75,000 USD source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026
Reinstated after not logged in FMCSA's Motus record source, unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

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

    Truck Process Agents Of America, Inc.; 4315 53rd St S, Fargo, ND, 58104; government filing date not supplied

    Official source
  2. Sep 9, 2026: Authority reinstated Official source
  3. Aug 3, 2026: Suspension/revocation notice

    Notice only; not confirmation that suspension took effect. Scheduled effective date: 2026-09-02.

    Official source
  4. Oct 2, 2013: Bond filing recorded

    American Alternative Insurance Corporation; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  5. Oct 1, 2013: Bond effective date recorded

    American Alternative Insurance Corporation; Surety bond (BMC-84)

    Official source
  6. Apr 25, 2008: Authority granted Official source
  7. Apr 25, 2008: 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 Chicago, Illinois

232 freight brokers in the dataset are in Chicago, Illinois; 20 have profiles on this site. Freight brokers in Chicago, Illinois

Authority status (all 232 here): Revoked 1 (<1%) · Active 216 (93%) · Application pending 11 (5%) · Application withdrawn 4 (2%)

Recent change (all 232 here): New authority (last 14 days) 2 (<1%) · Application filed (last 14 days) 1 (<1%) · None on record 229 (99%)

Authority age (all 232 in this group): 3–10 years (89) · 10+ years (65) · 1–3 years (30) · 3–12 months (25) · Under 30 days (5) · 1–3 months (4) · None on record (14)

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