Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 474896
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO
DBA BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE WASHINGTON DC
17 power unitsavg 7.8 yrLocal · 1 statesWASHINGTON, DC
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
17Power units
10 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
7.8Avg age (yr)
2016–2023 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 34 yearsDriver out-of-service rate above average
Operating authority3434 yr active
since 1992Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
7.8 yr
Model years 2016–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO safe to work with?
Is WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO safe to load? WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO (USDOT 474896) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in WASHINGTON, DC, operating 17 power units and 17 drivers. Operating authority has been active 34 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 19 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (94/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WWWASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO 94
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Safety
19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)5 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 7.7% (24-mo)13 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
12.5% now▲ Worsening
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
Inspection coverage
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 17
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr
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 Driving2
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 17
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 10
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2023
Newest model yr
2016
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo1313
DC busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WASHINGTON, DC
Top corridor
DC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@breakthrubev.com — 16 carriers: USDOT 82575USDOT 191376USDOT 335561USDOT 342805USDOT 510302USDOT 543795USDOT 898626USDOT 1038651
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1717
Observed (24 mo)1010
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2800 V ST NE UNIT E, WASHINGTON, DC, 20018
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (202) 832-5600
- Cell
- (202) 498-9760
- Web domain
- breakthrubev.com
Registration
- Officers
- Darren Upshur · William Adams
- USDOT / docket
- 474896
- First registered
- 03/19/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 07/18/2024 · 116,000 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO's USDOT number?
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO's USDOT number is 474896.
Is WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO is active in the FMCSA register.
What is WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO's safety record?
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
How big is WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO's fleet?
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO operates 17 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO based?
WASHINGTON WHOLESALE LIQUOR CO is based in WASHINGTON, DC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.