COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTING CO

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No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

On file

OOS rate better than size peers

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTING CO (USDOT 395676)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/395676/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
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USDOT 395676 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: MARK CHARLES PLACEK Company officer 2: SANDRA KNOWLTON Beverages Based in WESTFIELD, MA

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 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 15% (better). n=36982 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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: Clear to review.

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 395676

In FMCSA records since Jun 6, 1990 (~36y)

Entity CORPORATION

Company officer MARK CHARLES PLACEK

Company officer 2 SANDRA KNOWLTON

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

Beverages

Fleet size 26 units

Drivers 17

Annual mileage 301,392 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (413) 562-9691

Email: [email protected]

Physical

46 S BROAD ST

WESTFIELD, MA 01085

Mailing

P O BOX 1476

WESTFIELD, MA 01086

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 395676

In FMCSA records since Jun 6, 1990 (~36y)

Entity CORPORATION

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 301,392 mi

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 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.3%

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
Trailers	1	0	0
Trucks	26	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 11 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	6	6	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

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTING CO had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 2.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MA (5) and CT (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Unsafe Driving (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 26 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 17 drivers; Freightliner is the most-inspected make.

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

Compared against 36,982 ACTIVE carriers operating 13–39 power units (±50% of this carrier's 26 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 36,982 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

15%

Median across 36,982 same-size peers

Verdict

Safer than peers

Delta -15 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (7 months)

2023-09 2026-07

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

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

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Massachusetts (MA)	5	0	0.0%	Jul 2, 2026
Connecticut (CT)	1	0	0.0%	Nov 7, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		8

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving	2	—	1.34	1	—	Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	2.00	2	—	Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (11 rows) View all 11 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88304212	Jul 2, 2026	MA	2	H-DEERFIELD	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 45740 · 1FVHCYFE3SHWC7615	1	392.16B-DPASS	No
88072108	Jun 8, 2026	MA	1	S-FRAMINGHAM	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 1AG18F · 1FVHCYFE3SHWD8257	1	393.95A4-EENA	No
86361163	Nov 18, 2025	MA	2	H-RUSSELL	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 7319B · 1FVHCYFE2KHKG5003	1	393.11A1-LHLM	No
85682018	Sep 4, 2025	MA	3	H-OTIS	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 7319B · 1FVHCYFE2KHKG5003	0	—	No
83098690	Nov 7, 2024	CT	1	MIDDLETOWN	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 1AE81J · 1FVHCYFE6PHUJ4041	0	—	No
82937283	Oct 18, 2024	MA	3	H-HATFIELD	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 61410 · 1FVHCYCY8EHFM5423	2	392.16B-DPASS, 392.16-D	No
79671068	Sep 15, 2023	MA	1	H-DEDHAM	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 45740 · 1FVHCYBS4CHBF5697	1	392.2	No
79615160	Sep 8, 2023	MA	3	H-WESTFIELD	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 61409 · 1FVHCYBS1DHBY4323	1	392.16(a)	No
79043377	Jul 3, 2023	MA	2	H-CHICOPEE	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 61408 · 1FVHCYCYXEHFM5424	1	392.2	No
78976516	Jun 26, 2023	MA	3	H-SPRINGFIELD	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 61407 · 1FVHCYBS3DHBY4324	3	392.16(a), 392.7(a), 392.2	No
78550901	May 4, 2023	MA	1	H-WESTFIELD	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK MA 69012 · 3ALHCYFE2MDMK2042	0	—	No

Recent Crashes (5 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
MA1003628848	Feb 6, 2019	MA	0	Yes	No	Tow
CT1300722640	Nov 19, 2013	CT	0	Yes	No	Tow
MA1002050567	Jun 9, 2012	MA	1	Yes	No	Injury
MA1001271204	Dec 30, 2008	MA	1	Yes	No	Injury
MA0000002743	Jan 28, 1999	MA	1	Yes	No	Injury

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

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
H-WESTFIELD	MA	2
MIDDLETOWN	CT	1
H-CHICOPEE	MA	1
H-DEDHAM	MA	1
H-DEERFIELD	MA	1
H-HATFIELD	MA	1
H-OTIS	MA	1
H-RUSSELL	MA	1
H-SPRINGFIELD	MA	1
S-FRAMINGHAM	MA	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3
392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	Unsafe Driving	2
392.7(a)	Driver failing to conduct pre-trip inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1

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