Automotive & Industrial Distributors of Billings
DBA A & I DISTRIBUTORS
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
81 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 7
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 104
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 84
- Annualized
- ≈42 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 139 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 22 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | WY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2026 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2024 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 19, 2022 | WA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2021 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 11, 2020 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 26, 2020 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 22, 2019 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2018 | ND | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2018 | ID | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 22, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 21, 2016 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2015 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2013 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 5, 2012 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 6, 2012 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 20, 2011 | WY | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 7, 2010 | ID | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 28, 2006 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2004 | MT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 30, 1994 | WY | 0 | 1 | Yes |