LANTER DISTRIBUTING LLC
DBA: LANTER DISTRIBUTION
(618) 512-3470
bcrew@lanterdist.com
600 Madison Ave, Madison IL 62060
93
power units
88 drivers
3.8M mi/yr · ~41k per unit
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Marginal
FRED Score 35.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
14 yrs history · 136 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 93
- Drivers · CDL
- 88 · 88
- Annual miles
- 3.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 39 | 53 | 0 | 92 |
| Trailers | 160 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
Registration
- Registered
- 03-21-2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-27-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- WILLIAM BEHRMANN
Cargo
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General Freight
Beverages
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
10
1 fatality · 4 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
136
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
53.3%
40 of 75
Driver out-of-service
2.9%
4 of 136
Violations
178
52 out-of-service
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 1 inspection.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
178 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert128 · 49 OOSBrakes 44 · Lights 34 · Tires 30 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · 13 more
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Hours of service No alert29 · 1 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 17 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 5 · False log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 6 · Seat belt 4 · Phone use 1 · Other 1
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Sep12026ArkansasFatal · 1 deathDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr282026MissouriProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan262026IllinoisProperty damage onlySnow road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct292025TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct272025GeorgiaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
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May192025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May22025KansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Apr212025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. Citation issued.
2 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 10 crashes was fatal.
3 of the 10 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since May 1, 2019 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2005
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Inspections by state
- Tennessee 27
- Illinois (HQ) 24
- Missouri 18
- South Carolina 15
- Texas 12
- Kentucky 9
- Arkansas 7
- Georgia 7
18% 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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
136
Driver Insp
136
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
75
Vehicle OOS
40
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 18 | 2.73 | |
| HOS Compliance | 17 | 0.63 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.11 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 53 | 9.87 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-JAN-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.