Carrier profile · USDOT 1184841 · MC-473333 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Distribution Solutions of Ohio Inc

DBA DS OHIO

7 power unitsavg 4.4 yrRegional · 3 statesAKRON, OH87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-473333 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(330) 745-0724 Email dispatchmturner@dsohio.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 24.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 9 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Motorists’07–’13

Benchmark’19–’22

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2022	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → Jul 2018	$750K	4
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	4
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → Nov 2014	$750K	12
MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2013	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → May 2007	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2005	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → May 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 3

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

AKRON, OH

880 WEST WATERLOO RD

Top corridor

OH 10 · PA 5 · NY 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3258587 USDOT 2960319Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 3697675 USDOT 4081889 USDOT 1715582 USDOT 2632406 USDOT 1222 USDOT 4270612 USDOT 2960319

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 880 WEST WATERLOO RD, AKRON, OH, 44314
Mailing address: PO BOX 26421, AKRON, OH, 44319
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 745-0724
Fax: (330) 745-0725
Email: mturner@dsohio.com
Web domain: dsohio.com

Registration

Officer: John Haneberg
USDOT / docket: 1184841 · MC-473333
First registered: Nov 6, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jan 29, 2026 · 259,168 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 15, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

259,168

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC.

DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC (USDOT 1184841) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 29, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 15, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC's USDOT number?

DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC's USDOT number is 1184841, and its motor carrier number is MC-473333.

Is DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC's safety record?

DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC's fleet?

DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC based?

DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS OF OHIO INC is based in AKRON, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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