Columbian Distribution Services Inc
DBA COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
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
11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 1
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
- 11
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 12
- Annualized
- ≈6 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent May 14, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 38 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 15, 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 23, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 10, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 1, 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2015 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 10, 2015 | MI | 1 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2015 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 19, 2013 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 20, 2012 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2007 | MI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 11, 2007 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2007 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2007 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 24, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2006 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2005 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 25, 2005 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2004 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2004 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |