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Carrier profile · USDOT 325794 · MC-215651 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC

1 power unitsGREEN BAY, WI

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-215651 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(920) 469-6500 Email dispatchrlr@deandist.com

Carrier verification summary for DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC

DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 325794) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 325794) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 325794) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 1997 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 325794) 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.

DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 325794) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 9, 2012.

DEAN DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 325794) 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 38 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

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

Owner-operator

1 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 1988 — 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’89–’98

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 1997

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ST. PAUL PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1989 → May 1998	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
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

GREEN BAY, WI

1215 ONTARIO ROAD

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@deandist.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2094398

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1215 ONTARIO ROAD, GREEN BAY, WI, 54311
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (920) 469-6500
Fax: (920) 469-6505
Email: rlr@deandist.com
Web domain: deandist.com

Registration

Officers: James B. Dean · Vicky Van Vonderen
USDOT / docket: 325794 · MC-215651
First registered: Aug 24, 1988
Last MCS-150: Apr 9, 2012 · 647,894 mi (2010)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 23244940

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

647,894

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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