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J V GANDER DISTRIBUTORS INC
319 WATER ST, APALACHICOLA, FL, 32320
MOTOR CARRIER
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Due-diligence certificate
20
Power Units
16
Drivers
2
Crashes (24-Month)
Not reported
Insurance
Not Rated
Safety Rating
70
Inspections
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Public record
6 events tracked · latest Jun 30, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓Safety & compliance 6
- Jun 30, 2026Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
- Jun 29, 2026Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
- Jun 3, 2026Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
- Jun 2, 2026Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
- Mar 22, 2025Crash reported (no fatalities).
- Nov 26, 2024Crash reported (no fatalities).
Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.
Company Information
Legal NameJ V GANDER DISTRIBUTORS INC
DOT Number829973
Entity TypeMotor Carrier
Operating StatusA - Active
LocationApalachicola, Florida
Added09/28/1999
MCS-15006/24/2025
Contact Details
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Physical Address319 WATER ST, APALACHICOLA, FL, 32320
Mailing AddressPOST OFFICE BOX 70, APALACHICOLA, FL, 32329-0086
Operating Authorities
Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Carrier OperationA - Interstate
CommonNot Active
ContractNot Active
BrokerNot Active
Operation Classification
Authorized For HirePrivate (Property) Hazardous Materials
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 .73 · 1 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Hours-of-Service Compliance
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Driver Fitness
measure .13 · 2 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Controlled Substances / Alcohol
measure 0 · 0 insp with violations
Clean
Vehicle Maintenance
measure 2.65 · 13 insp with violations
Below cutoff
Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.
Mileage
Annual Mileage4,868,871 miles
Mileage Year2024
VMT SourceMCS-150 Form
Drivers
16
Interstate
0
Intrastate
0
CDL
16
Total
Interstate >100mi0
Interstate <100mi0
Intrastate >100mi0
Intrastate <100mi0
Equipment
No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.
HazMatYes
Safety Summary
Safety RatingNot Rated
Total Crashes (24-mo)2
Fatal0
Driver OOS2.6% avg 5.5%
Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%
SmartWay PartnerNo
Last Review03/19/2026
Quick Facts
StatusActive
TypeMotor Carrier
Fleet20 units
Drivers16
Mileage4,868,871 mi
MCS-15006/2025
Safety & Inspection Data
Crash Summary
Total Crashes (24-mo)2
Fatal0
Injury1
Tow-Away1
Driver Inspections
Total39
Out of Service1
OOS Rate2.6%
National Avg5.5%
Below National Average
Vehicle Inspections
Total31
Out of Service0
OOS Rate0.0%
National Avg20.7%
Below National Average
HazMat Inspections
Total30
OOS0
OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)
Last FMCSA Review: 03/19/2026
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
12 · 1 OOS =
2025
22 · 0 OOS ▼
2026
15 · 1 OOS ▲
Crashes
2023
0 crashes -
2024
2 crashes ▲
2025
1 crash ▼
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, 37 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (2.7% OOS rate).
Driver Out-of-Service
1 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 | Fatal | Injuries | Tow | Vehicles | Weather | Road | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/22/2025 | UNINCORPORATED | FL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Clear | Dry | Daylight |
| 11/26/2024 | UNINCORPORATED | FL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Clear | Dry | Daylight |
| 05/14/2024 | PANAMA CITY | FL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Clear | Dry | Dark - Unknown |
Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months
45 roadside violations across 37 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
27 violations · 0 OOS
Hazardous Materials
9 violations · 0 OOS
Unsafe Driving
5 violations · 0 OOS
Driver Fitness
3 violations · 1 OOS
Other (General)
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 (55)
| Date | State | Level | Location | Violations | OOS | Driver Viol | Driver OOS | Vehicle Viol | Vehicle OOS | HazMat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/30/2026 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | CRAWFORDVILLE FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/29/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PORT ST. JOE FL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/03/2026 | GA | Full (Level I) | BAINBRIDGE GA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ▲Detail |
| 06/02/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/22/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | CRESTVIEW FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/06/2026 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/04/2026 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | PANAMA CITY BEACH FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/04/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | TALLAHASSEE FL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/24/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | GRAND RIDGE FL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/06/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | CRESTVIEW FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/20/2026 | FL | Full (Level I) | MARIANNA FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/17/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/12/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/03/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/02/2026 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | CRESTVIEW FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/08/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PORT ST. JOE FL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/20/2025 | GA | Walk-Around (Level II) | BAINBRIDGE GA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ▲Detail |
| 11/13/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | CRESTVIEW FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/17/2025 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | PORT ST. JOE FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 10/06/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 09/30/2025 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | WEWAHITCHKA FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/01/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PORT ST. JOE FL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/24/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | MILTON FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/22/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/22/2025 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/21/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY BEACH FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/11/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | TALLAHASSEE FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/10/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | BLOUNTSTOWN FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/10/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 04/09/2025 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | PORT ST. JOE FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/27/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | CRESTVIEW FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/26/2025 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | WEWAHITCHKA FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/05/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | FREEPORT FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/10/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/31/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/15/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | CRESTVIEW FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/06/2025 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/21/2024 | FL | Driver-Only (Level III) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/15/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/10/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | GRAND RIDGE FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 07/02/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/11/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 06/11/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 05/14/2024 | FL | Full (Level I) | CRAWFORDVILLE FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/06/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | MILTON FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 03/04/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY BEACH FL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/08/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | HAVANA FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 02/05/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 01/31/2024 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | CRAWFORDVILLE FL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 12/08/2023 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | YOUNGSTOWN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/29/2023 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | PANAMA CITY FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 11/13/2023 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | FREEPORT | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ▲Detail |
| 11/07/2023 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | INTERSTATE 10 CRESTVIEW WEST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/17/2023 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | MCSAP HCC I-10 SANTA ROSA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
| 08/16/2023 | FL | Walk-Around (Level II) | US HWY 331 / CR 883 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ▲Detail |
Detailed Inspection Report
Safety Performance Percentiles
FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.
Total Inspections39
Unsafe Driving
1 viols
Driver Fitness
2 viols
Vehicle Maintenance
13 viols
Licensing & Insurance
No insurance history records.
No active insurance policies.
No authority history.
No revocation records.
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