HANSON DISTRIBUTING CO INC

FOSTORIA, OH

DBA: BEERCO

Joins 3 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — HANSON DISTRIBUTING CO INC (USDOT 331338)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/331338/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 331338 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Conditional rated Company officer: TIM SAUER Beverages Based in FOSTORIA, OH

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 86/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 10% (better). n=93173 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 331338

In FMCSA records since Nov 15, 1988 (~37y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer TIM SAUER

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Beverages

Fleet size 11 units

Drivers 12

Annual mileage 60,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (419) 435-3214

Physical

22116 WASHINGTON TWP RD 218

FOSTORIA, OH 44830

Mailing

PO BOX 590

FOSTORIA, OH 44830

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 331338

In FMCSA records since Nov 15, 1988 (~37y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 60,000 mi

Safety Rating Conditional

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	11	0	0
Trailers	11	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 93,173 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–17 power units (±50% of this carrier's 11 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 93,173 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

10%

Median across 93,173 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -10 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2023-11 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Ohio (OH)	2	0	0.0%	May 27, 2026
North Dakota (ND)	1	0	0.0%	Oct 11, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Mack		2
International		2
Mica		1
Stri		1
Strick Com		1
W.F. Micke		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	0.63	1	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
89236718	Oct 11, 2026	ND	2	DICKINSON ND	—	5	393.9A-LCL, 393.60D, 393.95A4-EENA	No
87975680	May 27, 2026	OH	2	—	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR OH PNK6142 · 1M1AN2GY8SM052730	0	—	No
83805564	Feb 4, 2025	OH	3	BOWLING GREEN OH	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR OH PLZ2357 · 3HCEUMMN0RL779992	1	392.16AD	No
81107356	Mar 14, 2024	OH	3	SB REST AREA	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR OH PHA4468 · 1M1AW02Y1HM084632	1	390.21T(b)	No
80289388	Nov 30, 2023	OH	3	ROADSIDE INSPECTION	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR OH PKY2880 · 1HSMMMMN6GH277614	0	—	No

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
DICKINSON ND	ND	1
BOWLING GREEN OH	OH	1
ROADSIDE INSPECTION	OH	1
SB REST AREA	OH	1

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