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COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC

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Company CheckCOLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC · DOT 75786

DBA: COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES

900 HALL STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

DOT# 75786 MC# 178663 Grand Rapids, Michigan 45 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

8 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jun 19, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.
Dec 5, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 17, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 10, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jan 20, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Oct 15, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address900 HALL STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503

Mailing Address2900 DIXIE AVE SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49418

Other Companies at This Address

Address900 HALL STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC this company	75786	Sign in	Active
SPRINTER SERVICES INC	2232105	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC052580

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating45 years

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 4.18 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.22 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage810,236 miles

Mileage Year2023

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review07/14/2011

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/10/2026

CompanyZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #TRK3888547

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet11 units

Drivers11

Mileage810,236 mi

Operating45 years

MCS-15001/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)3

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away2

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total13

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 07/14/2011 | Rated: 07/30/1996

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

3 · 1 OOS -

2024

7 · 0 OOS ▼

2025

6 · 0 OOS =

2026

2 · 1 OOS ▲

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

1 crash ▲

2025

2 crashes ▲

2026

0 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 Jun 2026, 12 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (8.3% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

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
11/17/2025	Dorr Twp	MI	0	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/20/2025	GRAND RAPIDS	MI	0	1	2	Fog/Smog	Ice	Daylight
10/15/2024	Chicago	IL	1	0	2	Rain	Wet	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

26 roadside violations across 12 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 13 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 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 (18)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/19/2026	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	CHESTERTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	MI	Full (Level I)	MI	10	2	1	0	9	2	-	▲Detail
12/05/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	BUNKER HILL IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	EB I-96 @ PINCKNEY RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	UPTON RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/17/2025	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	UPTON RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	IONIA SCALE	5	0	0	0	5	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	OH	Driver-Only (Level III)	GRAND RAPIDS OH	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/08/2024	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/17/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75 & MM 274	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/24/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2024	MI	Full (Level I)	I75 BL @ MARATHON GAS STATION	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
06/26/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	W/B I94 @ SARGENT RD	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-96 E/B @ MIDDLEBELT	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2024	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	MILLETT HWY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/29/2023	MI	Walk-Around (Level II)	UPTON RD	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/14/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-96 WB @ 127 MM	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/14/2023	MI	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-75 NB @ SAFE ENFORCEMENT SIT	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections14

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 3 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK3888547	$750,000	09/01/2007	09/01/2007	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK3888547	$2,000,000	09/01/2005	09/01/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK3888547	$750,000	09/01/2005	09/01/2007	Replaced
34	CARGO	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D189A00005	$0	09/01/2002	01/01/2002	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	D189A00005	$1,000,000	09/01/2002	09/01/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	MXI80357023	$0	07/07/1997	08/28/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	MXI80357023	$0	07/01/1997	06/01/1997	Replaced
34	CARGO	NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	MXI80357023	$0	07/01/1997	09/19/1997	Name Changed
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1AT30002225000	$0	06/01/1997	11/30/1997	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1AT30002225000	$1,000,000	06/01/1997	11/30/1997	Transferred
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1AT30002225000	$1,000,000	06/01/1997	06/01/1998	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	321-076322	$0	06/01/1995	07/01/1997	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	1AT 300020369 00	$1,000,000	06/01/1995	09/19/1997	Name Changed
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	IMO2102158	$0	06/01/1994	07/05/1995	Cancelled
91	BIPD	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	AHH 3770634	$0	03/31/1993	06/01/1995	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MZI 97904844 DET	$0	02/26/2002	01/01/2003	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MZI 97904844 DET	$0	02/26/2002	04/02/2003	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MZI 97908160 DET	$0	01/01/2005	01/01/2009	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MZI 97908160 DET	$0	01/01/2005	02/07/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	3210877836	$0	01/01/2004	01/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	3210877836	$0	01/01/2004	01/30/2005	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	128-14-48	$0	01/01/2003	01/01/2004	Replaced
34	CARGO	LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	128-04-68	$0	01/01/2002	02/26/2002	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC052580	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/29/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/02/1998
MC052580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/29/1997	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/27/1998
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/05/1997	REVOKED	08/17/1998
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	11/05/1997	REVOKED	08/17/1998
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/17/2002	-	-
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/17/2002	-	-
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/16/1997	TRANSFERRED	11/05/1997
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	10/16/1997	TRANSFERRED	11/05/1997
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/09/1988	REVOKED	07/24/1997
MC052580	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/31/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/10/2007
MC052580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/31/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/10/2007
MC052580	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/29/2005
MC052580	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/29/2005
MC052580	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/1995	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/21/1995
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/27/1981	REVOKED	07/24/1997
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	05/27/1981	REVOKED	07/24/1997
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	03/25/1981	REVOKED	07/24/1997
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/29/1981	REVOKED	07/24/1997
MC052580	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	01/11/1991	REVOKED	07/24/1997
MC052580	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/03/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/04/2005

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95/100

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 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−5

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

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.27 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−5 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 3 crash(es) across 11 vehicles (~0.27 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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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Crash Records (3)

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Inspection Records (18)

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