Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3069537 · MC-60225
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
18 power unitsavg 11 yrLocal · 1 statesJOHNSTON, RI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-60225 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
18Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
11.0Avg age (yr)
2015–2015 · 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.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority88 yr active
since 2017Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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
11 yr
Model years 2015–2015 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC safe to work with?
Is DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC safe to load? DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC (USDOT 3069537, MC-60225) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in JOHNSTON, RI, operating 18 power units and 18 drivers. Operating authority has been active 8 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DMDISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC 100
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Safety
3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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
≈0.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 18-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 18
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.0 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
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
United Financial · 18–21
Hartford Accident · 20–22
20182023
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. | Nov 2022 → Nov 2023 | $750k | 2 |
| HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY CO. | Nov 2020 → Nov 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Feb 2018 → Apr 2021 | $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)
- 18
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- 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
2015
Newest model yr
2015
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 mo11
RI busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
JOHNSTON, RI
Top corridor
RI
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@dependondms.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 1432058USDOT 3176087USDOT 3668149USDOT 4143560
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1818
Observed (24 mo)11
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
- 44 A STREET, JOHNSTON, RI, 02919
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 19645, JOHNSTON, RI, 02919-2536
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (401) 649-4900
- Cell
- (401) 527-8138
- Web domain
- dependondms.com
Registration
- Officers
- Liz Viau · Steven Fix
- USDOT / docket
- 3069537 · MC-60225
- First registered
- 11/16/2017
- Last MCS-150
- 04/15/2026 · 511,247 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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 DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC's USDOT number?
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 3069537, and its motor carrier number is MC-60225.
Is DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC's safety record?
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC's fleet?
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC operates 18 power units and 18 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC based?
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC is based in JOHNSTON, RI, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.