COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC
USDOT 75786 · Doing business as COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (11 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileZurich American Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate8.3% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 75786 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-52580 |
| Legal Name | COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC |
| DBA Name | COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6165146000 |
| Address | 900 HALL STREET SW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19960730) |
| 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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Zurich American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2007-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenmuth Insurance | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2009-01-01 | — |
| Zurich American Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2007-09-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2002-10-17 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 90 / 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 | 12 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 8.3% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2025-11-17 — MI — towaway
- 2025-01-20 — MI — towaway
- 2024-10-15 — IL — 1 injured
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (5), 16 (5), 20 (5).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 11 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 11 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 862,177 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 14-JAN-26 |
COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC operates 11 power units — a larger fleet than 95% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
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