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Company CheckTHE DISTRIBUTION GROUP · DOT 184089

DBA: VAN EERDEN FOOD SERVICE

650 IONIA AVE SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

DOT# 184089 MC# 267378 Grand Rapids, Michigan 32 years

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Power Units

114

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 27, 2026
Roadside inspection, 4 violations (no OOS).
Feb 17, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Jan 14, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 2, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 7, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address650 IONIA AVE SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

Mailing AddressPO BOX 3110, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC267378

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating32 years

All Docket Numbers

MC267378

Cargo Transported

MeatCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper Products

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .94 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .08 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 6.33 · 8 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage3,768,231 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

114

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

114

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS33.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/02/2015

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #BAP 2926954

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet91 units

Drivers114

Mileage3,768,231 mi

Operating32 years

MCS-15012/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)5

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away3

Driver Inspections

Total20

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total9

Out of Service3

OOS Rate33.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/02/2015

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

6 · 1 OOS -

2024

9 · 2 OOS ▲

2025

11 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

1 crash -

2024

1 crash =

2025

4 crashes ▲

2026

1 crash ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 22 inspections, 3 resulted in out-of-service (13.6% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (7)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
01/14/2026	HUNTINGTON	IN	0	1	1	Fog/Smog	Water	Daylight
12/02/2025	GIRARD TWP	MI	0	1	2	Sleet/Hail	Water	Dark - Not Lighted
10/07/2025	ORANGE TWP	MI	0	1	1	Rain	Wet	Dawn
01/21/2025	CUSTER TWP	MI	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
01/20/2025	WALKER	MI	1	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
02/15/2024	ANN ARBOR	MI	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
10/18/2023	STERLING HEIGHTS	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

30 roadside violations across 22 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 16 violations · 4 OOS

Unsafe Driving 11 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 0 OOS

Other (General) 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (31)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/15/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/27/2026	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N. EASTMAN RD @ MIDLAND MALL	4	0	1	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	CODY ESTY @ 7 MILE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/19/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREMONT IN	2	0	2	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/09/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARREN IN	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WARREN IN	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/27/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	DILLSBORO IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/21/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I75 / M 48	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB FOWLERVILLE SCALE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/24/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NOVI RD @ FOUNTAIN WALK AVE.	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	US-10 @ 110 TH AVE	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WOODBURRY REST AREA(I69 WB)	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/03/2025	MI	Full (Level I)	I-75 N/B & 3 MILE EXIT RAMP	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILLETT HWY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	WABASH IN	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/30/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WB I-94 @ OLD SCALES	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
12/12/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W/B M-55 NEAR N STEVENS RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/25/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-64	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/28/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
09/19/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	WB FOWLERVILLE SCALE	2	2	0	2	2	-	▲Detail
08/06/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILLETT HWY	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	N I-75@SASHABAW RD	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/06/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	M-140 NB @ HATFIELD RD	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/22/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	IONIA SCALE W/B	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/21/2023	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	9	2	0	9	2	-	▲Detail
11/13/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAST OF WACOUSTA RD	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/04/2023	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 31 MM 164.5 KOKOMO	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/21/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I96 EB @ MM14	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections21

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 8 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	8B34599A	$750,000	09/30/2017	09/30/2021	Replaced
91	BIPD	FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	BA 0763715	$0	09/30/2003	09/30/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	1079126473	$1,000,000	09/30/1999	01/10/2004	Cancelled
91	BIPD	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	DXA80173855	$0	09/30/1997	09/30/1997	Replaced
91	BIPD	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	DXA80173855	$0	09/30/1997	09/30/1999	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	S 70 DXA80154392	$0	09/30/1995	09/30/1995	Replaced
91	BIPD	THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	S70 DXA80154392	$0	09/30/1995	09/30/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	S 70 DXX80630729	$0	09/30/1995	11/29/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	051FJ1058219CCS	$1,000,000	09/15/1993	09/30/1995	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC267378	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/18/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/01/2005
MC267378	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/03/1993	-	-
MC267378	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/05/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/02/2017
MC267378	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/21/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/28/2004

No revocation records.

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94/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 94

Starts at 100−6 totalFinal 94

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 7/10/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 91 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 5 crash(es) across 91 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 33.3333% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (7)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (31)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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