ETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLC

DBA: ETNA SUPPLY COMPANY INC

ETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLC is a large fleet, operating 117 power units and 82 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Grand Rapids, MI. Across 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 30.8% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

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

Caution
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 12.5% vs peer 1.50% · Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 18.8% Details →
On file
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — ETNA DISTRIBUTORS LLC (USDOT 343766)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 12.5% vs peer 1.50% · Vehicle 20.0% vs peer 18.8%

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/343766/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 343766 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: DAVID L POTGETER Company officer 2: MARK POTGETER Construction Water Well Other (PLUMBING SUPPLIES) Based in GRAND RAPIDS, MI

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B 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
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 12.5% vs peer median 1.5% (worse). Vehicle OOS 20% vs peer median 18.8% (worse). n=8466 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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.

  • Power Units +67 (50 → 117) · Jun 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −9 (91 → 82) · Jun 28, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
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 343766
In FMCSA records since Feb 14, 1989 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer DAVID L POTGETER
Company officer 2 MARK POTGETER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Construction, Water Well, Other (PLUMBING SUPPLIES)
Fleet size 117 units
Drivers 82
Annual mileage 1,091,288 mi
Contact & address
Physical
4901 CLAY AVE SW
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 343766
In FMCSA records since Feb 14, 1989 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1,091,288 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 20.0% vs 23.4% -3.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 12.5% vs 6.7% +5.8 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.85 vs 1.80 -0.95
Peer tier (large fleets (101-1,000 power units)) median OOS rate: 19.1%
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 24 0 0
Trailers 37 0 0
Trucks 34 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 29 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 2 0 2
Tow-away 0 1 0 1
Crash reports 0 1 0 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 38 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 26 26 0
OOS inspections 5 3 0
OOS percentage 19.23% 11.54%
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
117
Drivers
82
Inspections
38
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
20.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
29 all-time
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

ETNA SUPPLY COMPANY INC had 26 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 30.8%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 3.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

26 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MI (18) and IN (5).

Violation profile

30.8% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 10 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 50 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 91 drivers; Kenworth, Ford, and Dodge are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 20.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 8,466 ACTIVE carriers operating 58–176 power units (±50% of this carrier's 117 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
12.5%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
1.5%
Median across 8,466 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +11 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
20%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
18.8%
Median across 8,466 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 91 82
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 50 117
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Jun 28, 2026 Jun 28, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (22 months)

2023-11 2026-09

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Michigan (MI) 18 5 27.8% Sep 8, 2026
Indiana (IN) 5 2 40.0% May 14, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 1 100.0% May 13, 2026
Ohio (OH) 1 0 0.0% Jan 20, 2026
Wisconsin (WI) 1 0 0.0% Nov 26, 2024
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Kenworth 15
Ford 6
Ram 5
Dodge 4
Trailer 2
Alum- 1
Freightliner 1
GMC 1
Holr 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 4 0.66 1 Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 1 0.27 0 Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 9 1.64 2 Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 3.14 3 Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (38 rows) View all 38 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88931657 Sep 8, 2026 MI 3 MI
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
88825125 Aug 27, 2026 MI 3 MI
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88801210 Aug 26, 2026 MI 1 MI
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 391.41APC, 393.9A-LFTSI Yes
88701861 Aug 14, 2026 MI 3
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTL No
88271148 Jun 29, 2026 MI 3
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
1 392.2-SLLTL No
88270502 Jun 29, 2026 MI 1
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTL No
88149187 Jun 15, 2026 MI 3 I-94EB@WATER ST
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 391.41APC, 392.2-SLL Yes
87865416 May 14, 2026 IN 2
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 393.110B3-C, 393.104F3-C, 392.2-SLLIFTA Yes
87868196 May 13, 2026 IL 1
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.9A1 Yes
87512636 Apr 6, 2026 MI 3
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
1 No
87124554 Feb 19, 2026 IN 3 ROCHESTER IN
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
4 395.8A1-HOSP, 390.21TB1-MC, 392.2-SLLS2 Yes
86858042 Jan 20, 2026 OH 2 AMHERST OH
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
86777157 Jan 13, 2026 MI 3
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLTL No
86460608 Dec 2, 2025 MI 3
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLLEQP No
86198088 Oct 30, 2025 MI 3 mi-n/b-us-131-&-larson-rd
GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 391.41APC, 392.2-SLLS4 Yes
86181282 Oct 28, 2025 MI 1
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.43DBMA, 392.2-SLLSIV, 392.16AD Yes
85634337 Aug 27, 2025 MI 1 mi-us-131-@-m115
FORD TRUCK TRACTOR
2 383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLS3 Yes
85442641 Aug 7, 2025 MI 1
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLSR No
84987545 Jun 17, 2025 MI 3
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
84401811 Apr 10, 2025 IN 2 CHESTERTON IN
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLIRP No
83701071 Jan 23, 2025 IN 3 CROWN POINT IN
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 392.8-D, 392.2-SLLUP No
83601436 Jan 14, 2025 MI 2 mi-eb-i-94-@-old-scales
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLSR No
83394283 Dec 11, 2024 IN 3 VALPARAISO IN
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16-D No
83268880 Nov 26, 2024 WI 3 OCONOMOWOC WI
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82940389 Oct 16, 2024 MI 3
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
Recent Crashes (29 rows) View all 29 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
MI0003609685 Oct 1, 2025 MI 0 2 Yes No Injury
MI0003287907 Sep 19, 2024 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0003153151 Mar 21, 2024 MI 0 3 Yes No Injury
MI0002985651 Sep 14, 2023 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
IN0904257256 Apr 12, 2023 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0002701593 Oct 3, 2022 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002594896 Jun 6, 2022 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002573707 May 4, 2022 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002266296 May 11, 2021 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0002083704 Sep 15, 2020 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0001985057 Mar 20, 2020 MI 0 2 Yes No Injury
MI0001829057 Oct 7, 2019 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0001412139 May 21, 2018 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
IN0902934051 May 31, 2017 IN 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0009257723 May 14, 2015 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0009111620 Nov 18, 2014 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0008401702 Aug 9, 2012 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0008251200 Jan 13, 2012 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0006624157 Mar 14, 2007 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0006548057 Dec 20, 2006 MI 0 1 Yes No Injury
MI0006069716 Aug 7, 2005 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0005742660 Oct 11, 2004 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI0005718873 Sep 16, 2004 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
MI004528426B Jan 8, 2003 MI 0 1 No No Injury
MI001095923A Sep 10, 2001 MI 0 0 Yes No Tow
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 10 0
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. Driver Fitness 1 1
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
392.9(a) Failing to secure load Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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