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Carrier profile · USDOT 350064 · MC-214976 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC

DBA CITY BEVERAGES LLC

6 power unitsHOQUIAM, WA

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-214976 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Carrier verification summary for INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 350064) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 350064) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 350064) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 18, 1993 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 350064) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 350064) reports 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 12, 2006.

INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 350064) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 37 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 1993

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOQUIAM, WA

718 28TH STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

steven knight — 3 carriers: USDOT 1934502 USDOT 2271046

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 718 28TH STREET, HOQUIAM, WA, 98550
Mailing address: P O BOX 226, ABERDEEN, WA, 98520-0061
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (360) 533-3960
Fax: (360) 533-3962
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Steven Knight · Shawn Bai
USDOT / docket: 350064 · MC-214976
First registered: Apr 10, 1989
Last MCS-150: Apr 12, 2006 · 85,000 mi (2005)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 27249069

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

85,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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