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Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

2449 S 6755 W SUITE A, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT, 84128

DOT# 704339 West Valley City, Utah

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

Not reported

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest May 29, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

May 29, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 23, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Feb 26, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Feb 25, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

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

Contact Details

Phone(801) 972-6004

Email[email protected]

Physical Address2449 S 6755 W SUITE A, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT, 84128

Mailing Address2449 S 6755 W SUITE A, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT, 84128

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

CommonN/A

ContractN/A

BrokerN/A

Company Overview

CARLSON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY LLC is a FMCSA-validated private carrier based in West Valley City, Utah. The fleet consists of 57 power units and 43 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1,872,420 miles (2025). The carrier transports Beverages. 2 crashes have been reported with no fatalities. A total of 35 inspections are on file. The carrier holds a Satisfactory safety rating from the FMCSA. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, CARLSON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY LLC has a Trust Score of 91/100 (Excellent).

Cargo Transported

Beverages

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,872,420 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS4.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS21.4% avg 20.7%

Last Review09/03/2025

Insurance

AmountNot reported

Type-

Effective-

Company-

Policy #-

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet57 units

Drivers43

Mileage1,872,420 mi

MCS-15007/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total21

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total14

Out of Service3

OOS Rate21.4%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 09/03/2025 | Rated: 09/04/2025

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

4 · 2 OOS —

2024

14 · 5 OOS ▲

2025

13 · 1 OOS ▼

2026

5 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes —

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

2 crashes ▲

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 May 2026 — 25 inspections, 4 resulted in out-of-service (16% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

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	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
03/23/2026	PARK CITY	UT	0	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Dawn
02/25/2026	WEST VALLEY CITY	UT	0	0	1	2	Severe Crosswinds	Wet	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

18 roadside violations across 25 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 11 violations · 3 OOS

Unsafe Driving 6 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 1 violation · 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 (36)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/29/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HELPER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/09/2026 ▼	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	GARDEN CITY UT	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 392.2-SLLS3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.2-SLLTCD — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
04/06/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
02/26/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	LEHI UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/12/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
11/04/2025 ▼	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	WEST VALLEY CITY UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.16-D — Texting while driving Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
06/19/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/17/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	AMERICAN FORK UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/12/2025 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	PERRY UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 — CFR 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Non-OOS
05/28/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HELPER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2025	UT	Terminal (Level V)	WEST VALLEY CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2025	UT	Terminal (Level V)	WEST VALLEY CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2025	UT	Terminal (Level V)	WEST VALLEY CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
03/04/2025 ▼	UT	Terminal (Level V)	WEST VALLEY CITY UT	3	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (3) 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 393.53B-B — CFR 393.53B-B Non-OOS 396.3A1-BOS — CFR 396.3A1-BOS OOS
03/04/2025 ▼	UT	Terminal (Level V)	WEST VALLEY CITY UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 393.45B2-B-AIR — CFR 393.45B2-B-AIR Non-OOS
03/04/2025 ▼	UT	Terminal (Level V)	WEST VALLEY CITY UT	2	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 393.47E — CFR 393.47E Non-OOS 393.53B-B — CFR 393.53B-B Non-OOS
01/30/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
01/06/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	FILLMORE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
12/03/2024 ▼	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLLS3 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
10/30/2024 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	WOODS CROSS UT	1	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (1) 393.100B-C — CFR 393.100B-C OOS
10/30/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	CEDAR CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
09/12/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
08/29/2024 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	HELPER UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 395.8(a) — CFR 395.8(a) Non-OOS
08/27/2024 ▼	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SALT LAKE CITY UT	3	1	0	1	0	0	-
Violations (3) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.3 — CFR 392.3 OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS
08/21/2024 ▼	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	AMERICAN FORK UT	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (2) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS
06/21/2024	UT	Full (Level I)	HELPER UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
06/13/2024	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
05/14/2024	UT	Full (Level I)	PEERLESS PORT OF ENTRY WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
04/04/2024 ▼	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	FREDONIA AZ	3	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (3) 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 392.9a(a)(2) — CFR 392.9a(a)(2) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
02/20/2024 ▼	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WELLSVILLE	2	1	0	0	2	1	-
Violations (2) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS
02/02/2024 ▼	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	HELPER UT	1	0	0	0	0	0	-
Violations (1) 392.2-SLL — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)
01/31/2024 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	BRIGHAM CITY UT	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
Violations (2) 393.45B2-B — CFR 393.45B2-B Non-OOS 393.45B2-B-AIR — CFR 393.45B2-B-AIR OOS
11/01/2023 ▼	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	150 S 5600 W	5	1	1	1	4	0	-
Violations (5) 383.23(a)(2) — CFR 383.23(a)(2) OOS 393.95(a) — CFR 393.95(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.55(e) — CFR 393.55(e) Non-OOS
07/24/2023 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	AMERICAN FORK	13	1	1	0	12	1	-
Violations (13) 393.23 — CFR 393.23 OOS 390.19(b)(2) — CFR 390.19(b)(2) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.55(e) — CFR 393.55(e) Non-OOS 392.7(a) — CFR 392.7(a) Non-OOS
06/27/2023 ▼	UT	Full (Level I)	PEERLESS PORT OF ENTRY WESTBOU	2	0	2	0	0	0	-
Violations (2) 395.22(h)(4) — CFR 395.22(h)(4) Non-OOS 395.22(g) — CFR 395.22(g) Non-OOS
06/23/2023 ▼	UT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WELLSVILLE	6	0	1	0	5	0	-
Violations (6) 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.78 — CFR 393.78 Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 393.9(a) — CFR 393.9(a) Non-OOS 392.2 — Failing to Secure Cargo Non-OOS (Unsafe Driving)

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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91/100

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 91

Starts at 100−9 totalFinal 91

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

Operating history unknown−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers — a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA N/A

Not required for private carriers — a non-hazmat private carrier hauling its own goods is generally not required to file proof of insurance with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 21.4286% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 57 vehicles (~0.04 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: 2 crash(es) across 57 vehicles (~0.04 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 21.4286% 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) knockout	−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 (2)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (36)

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