Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
39 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 61581 · MC-157791
IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC
DBA BUDWEISER OF CLARKSVILLE COOKEVILLE
39 power unitsCLARKSVILLE, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-157791 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
39Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.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 39 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC safe to work with?
Is IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC safe to load? IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC (USDOT 61581, MC-157791) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in CLARKSVILLE, TN, operating 39 power units and 40 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
IDIDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC 40
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
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 (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Ace Property · 82–95
Coregis · 95–02
19822002
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 3 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1995 → Jul 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1982 → Jul 1995 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 39
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CLARKSVILLE, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@handfamilycompanies.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1548508USDOT 1857875USDOT 3976875USDOT 4400932
Shares a company officer with other carriers
charles w hand jr — 2 carriers: USDOT 3976875
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2059 WILMA RUDOLPH BLVD, CLARKSVILLE, TN, 37040
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 30789, CLARKSVILLE, TN, 37040
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (931) 472-1111
- Cell
- (615) 330-0301
- Fax
- (931) 472-1141
- Web domain
- handfamilycompanies.com
Registration
- Officers
- Charles W Hand Jr · Jay Smith
- USDOT / docket
- 61581 · MC-157791
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 06/21/2018 · 950,000 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 34592766
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?
IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 61581, and its motor carrier number is MC-157791.
Is IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC's fleet?
IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC operates 39 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC based?
IDEAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC is based in CLARKSVILLE, TN.