COHO DISTRIBUTING LLC
DBA COLUMBIA DISTRIBUTING
589 power units
589 drivers
mileage unreliable
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FRED Score 50.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
19 yrs history · 141 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 589 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 589 · 589
- Annual miles
- 9.7M unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 137 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| Tractors | 452 | 0 | 0 | 452 |
| Trailers | 509 | 0 | 0 | 509 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Mar 9, 2007 (19 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Mar 18, 2026
- Officers
- CHRIS WRIGHT · PEGGY NICHOLSON
- Phone
- (503) 289-9600
- peggy.nicholson@coldist.com
- Address
- 27200 Sw Parkway Ave, Wilsonville OR 97070
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General FreightBeverages
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
17
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 7 people hurt in all
Inspections
141
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.5%
10 of 74 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
2.8%
4 of 141 driver inspections
Violations
104
14 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
104 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert68 · 10 out-of-serviceBrakes 30 · Lights 17 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 12 more
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Unsafe driving No alert27 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 12 · Seat belt 8 · Speeding 4 · Phone use 3
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Hours of service No alert6 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 4 · No log 1 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 out-of-serviceMedical certificate 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Sep42026Sep 4, 2026 · OregonProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug272026Aug 27, 2026 · WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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May82026May 8, 2026 · OregonInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr102026Apr 10, 2026 · OregonProperty damage onlyDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Feb252026Feb 25, 2026 · WashingtonProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec162025Dec 16, 2025 · OregonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct162025Oct 16, 2025 · OregonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun302025Jun 30, 2025 · OregonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun192025Jun 19, 2025 · WashingtonProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
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May22025May 2, 2025 · OregonInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan162025Jan 16, 2025 · WashingtonInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Oct82024Oct 8, 2024 · WashingtonInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
9 more on the FMCSA record.
4 of the 17 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
1 of the 17 crashes released hazardous materials.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $5,000,000 · National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.on record since Oct 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2021
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Inspections by state
- Washington 100
- Oregon (HQ) 41
29% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 40 | 3.10 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 24 | 0.52 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 5 | 0.11 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 3 | 0.06 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
141 driver inspections · 74 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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