CARLSON DISTRIBUTING
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Power Units
57
Drivers
43
Trailers
23
Annual Miles
Locked
Entity Type
CORPORATION
MCS-150 Date
Jul 16, 2025
Out of Service
No
About CARLSON DISTRIBUTING
Founded in 1974, Carlson Distributing is a leading licensed beverage alcohol distributor based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company operates four warehouses and maintains hundreds of trucks to deliver millions of cases of beer annually. Carlson Distributing offers an extensive portfolio of over 500 brands, including imports, domestics, crafts, flavored beers, non-alcoholic beverages, and hard seltzers. The company serves 89% of Utah's geography and 98% of Utah's population, making it the largest beverage alcohol distributor in the region.
Key Features
Risk Signals — CARLSON DISTRIBUTING
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Authority for sale
No active listings detected…
Equipment for sale
1 fleet VIN listed — routine for fleet size…
Financial risk
Analyzed in the full report…
Fraud signals
Connection analysis in the full report…
Historical patterns
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Recent activity
No adverse news in 90 days…
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Service RegionsActive in 2 states
Full state-by-state operating volumes, inspection locations, and lane coverage analysis.
CSA Safety Scores1 alert
5 BASICs measured
Percentile rankings pending FMCSA publication — raw measures + violations available in the report.
Full BASIC percentiles, measure scores, BASIC + roadside alerts, and Acute Carrier flags from the latest FMCSA SMS snapshot.
Inspection History3 in 90 days
Most recent
May 29, 2026 · UT
Clean rate (90d)
49%
Every inspection with date, location, level, violations found, and out-of-service results.
Inspection Summary
Recent Inspections (90 Days)
3
Vehicle OOS Rate
0%
0 of 3
National avg ~21%
Driver OOS Rate
0%
0 of 3
National avg ~5%
OOS Inspections
0
Driver + Vehicle OOS
Crash Summary
Total Crashes
19
All time
Fatalities
0
Injuries
8
Tow-Away
17
Operating Authority
Common Authority
N/A
Contract Authority
N/A
Broker Authority
N/A
Insurance & Coverage
BIPD, cargo, and excess liability coverage amounts, policy history, and insurer names — included in the vetting report.
Contact Information
Physical Address
WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84128
Cargo & Operations
Cargo Carried
Violations by Category18 total
Most common category
Vehicle Maintenance · 61% of violations
across 5 categories
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Fleet Analytics29 trucks
Top manufacturers
Sample units
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