C D C DISTRIBUTORS INC

DOT# 90372 MC# 611633 DUNS# 629902189 Cincinnati, OH Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(800) 678-2321 wgerbus@cdcdist.com 10511 Medallion Dr, Cincinnati OH 45241-3193
24 power units 24 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~44k per unit
BASIC Alerts: Substances
Satisfactory
FRED Score 56.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 50 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
24
Drivers · CDL
24 · 23
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 5 0 6
Tractors 16 0 0 16
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles), Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (05-31-1995) · 31 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-08-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
WALLY GERBUS
Officer
ANTHONY ROBERTO

Cargo

56.2
medium risk
General Freight Building Materials Other: FLOOR COVERING Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.98×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 1.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
1.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 4 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.3 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 13% above typical.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.52×, out-of-service orders 0.62× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.64× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • FMCSA BASIC alert
    Over FMCSA's intervention threshold in drugs & alcohol.
    Ask: any FMCSA warning letters and the corrective-action plan.
  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 15 of 38 violations (39%). Brake or light defects led to 4 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 15.6% vs 22.3% national; driver 2.0% vs 6.7%.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
50
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
15.6%
5 of 32
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.0%
1 of 50
National avg 6.7%
Violations
38
8 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 0 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 11,996 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.083 0.027
Inspections 1.56 1.02
Violations 0.79 0.71
Critical violations 0.12 0.14

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

38 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    30 · 7 OOS
    Brakes 15 · Lights 6 · Tires 3 · Steering & suspension 2 · Cargo securement 1 · 3 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    7 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol FMCSA alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    31
    2025
    Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jun
    24
    2025
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • May
    19
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Apr
    7
    2025
    Michigan
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Company
on record since Jul 31, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2007
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY → Arch Insurance Company (Jul 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers, each replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Sep 4, 2007)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kentucky 11
  • Michigan 10
  • Ohio (HQ) 10
  • Indiana 9
  • Illinois 5
  • Missouri 4
  • Federal inspectors 1

20% of inspections were in its home state.