THE DISTRIBUTION GROUP
DBA VAN EERDEN FOOD SERVICE
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
24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 3
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
- 91
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 25
- Annualized
- ≈13 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Jan 19, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 66 total · 5 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 7, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 18, 2023 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 13, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 19, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 15, 2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2019 | IN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 25, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 3, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 27, 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 28, 2019 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2018 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 24, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 8, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2018 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2017 | MI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |