Carrier profile · USDOT 332860 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Downeast Food Distributors Inc

DBA DOWNEAST FOODS

7 power unitsavg 2.5 yrLocal · 2 statesAUBURN, ME100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

2.5Avg age (yr)

2023–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 786-0356 Email dispatchdanielle@downeastfood.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 17 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.5 yr

Model years 2023–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

2.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2023

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

AUBURN, ME

94 MERROW RD

Top corridor

ME 10 · NH 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 94 MERROW RD, AUBURN, ME, 04210
Mailing address: PO BOX 1717, AUBURN, ME, 04211
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (207) 786-0356
Fax: (207) 786-0358
Email: danielle@downeastfood.com
Web domain: downeastfood.com

Registration

Officers: Danielle Petersdorf · Lincoln Hayes
USDOT / docket: 332860
First registered: Nov 21, 1988
Last MCS-150: Sep 19, 2024 · 149,504 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 8, 2008
D-U-N-S: 26859975

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

149,504

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC.

DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 332860) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 7 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 19, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 8, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number?

DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number is 332860.

Is DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC's safety record?

DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC's fleet?

DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC operates 7 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC based?

DOWNEAST FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INC is based in AUBURN, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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