Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Not in the history file
- BIPD required / on file
- $1,000,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 75786
COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC
DBA COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES · Grand Rapids, MI · MC 52580, MC 178663
COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC (USDOT 75786, MC 52580) reports a fleet of 11 power units and 11 drivers at its Grand Rapids, Michigan location. It is registered as a hazmat carrier. Inspectors identified 9 different power units by VIN over two years, close to the 11 it reports.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active of 1 on file
Insurance2 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactoryJul 30, 1996
Power units11as reported
Drivers11as reported
Inspections10latest Jun 19, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 75786 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 52580, MC 178663 |
| Reported physical address | 900 HALL STREET SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503, US |
| Reported business phone | (616) 514-1900 |
| Reported power units | 11 |
| Reported drivers | 11 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Mark Vanmalsen, Robert Christian |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier, Shipper |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Mailing address | 2900 DIXIE AVE SW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49418 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Compliance review · Jul 16, 1996 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Jul 30, 1996 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
10 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 3 states. Inspected in 10 of 25 months; busiest Jun 2026 with 1.
| Inspections | 10 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 10) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 25.0% (1 of 4) |
| Violations | 15 across 7 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 3 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 1 / 2 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 1 |
| Crashes FMCSA found not preventable | 2 of 3 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 0 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit33922DMOVEDriver - Move over/slow law - Failure to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles13922SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely13929A2CCargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured1393106BCCargo - Not immobilized or secured1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Not-preventable findings come from FMCSA’s Crash Preventability Determination Program. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Grand Rapids record
COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC reports 11 power units. The Grand Rapids, Michigan directory contains 3,291 census records, of which 2,830 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 8 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Meat
- Chemicals
- Refrigerated food
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Other: GROCERY PROD
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 461 | 14.0% |
| 1 | 1,591 | 48.3% |
| 2–5 | 810 | 24.6% |
| 6–20: this carrier’s band | 289 | 8.8% |
| 21–100 | 101 | 3.1% |
| Over 100 | 39 | 1.2% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Jan 14, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
Oct 11, 2026 14:17 UTC · changed
- Business phone
61651460006165141900
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC52580 | Frankenmuth Insurance Company | $5,000 | Jan 01, 2009 | BMC-34 | CPP 6009805 |
| MC52580 | ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | Sep 01, 2007 | BMC-91X | TRK3888547 |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- National Resident Agent Services, Inc.West Chester, PA · MC52580
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against COLUMBIAN DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- ReinstatedMC52580 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 75786. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
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General freightHousehold goodsRefrigerated food
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