IMPERIAL BEVERAGE
USDOT 115697 · Doing business as CKL CORPORATION
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (66 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate9.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 115697 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-463563 |
| Legal Name | IMPERIAL BEVERAGE |
| DBA Name | CKL CORPORATION |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 2693824200 |
| Address | 3825 EMERALD DRIVE, Kalamazoo, MI, 49001 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20020620) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 21 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 9.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (1 fatal, 1 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-03-05 — MI — towaway
- 2026-02-17 — MI — towaway
- 2025-10-21 — MI — towaway
- 2025-07-18 — MI — towaway
- 2025-02-13 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (6), 22 (4), 14 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 66 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 70 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 2,900,555 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 18-MAR-26 |
IMPERIAL BEVERAGE operates 66 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
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