PORTER DISTRIBUTING CO.

DOT# 178102 MC# 172677CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

96 / 100

A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 98

Insurance · 25% 85

No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

Physical

212 S LANGDON ST

MITCHELL, SD 57301

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Mailing

PO BOX 187

MITCHELL, SD 57301

Contact

Phone: (605) 996-7465

Email: troy@porterbeer.com

Company Officers

JAMES L PORTER

Business Info

Organization: CORPORATION

Fleet

Power Units

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Trucks4

Owned Tractors11

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 1, 1974

Common authority: Feb 14, 1991

Contract authority: Apr 3, 1985

Authority History (8)

Authority Type	Action	Date
CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Nov 7, 2008 → Nov 10, 2008
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	Jan 16, 2002
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED → REVOKED	Jan 16, 2002 → Dec 10, 2008
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Jan 5, 2000 → Feb 7, 2000
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Dec 14, 1992
CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Dec 14, 1992
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED → REVOKED	Feb 14, 1991 → Dec 12, 2001
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED → REVOKED	Apr 3, 1985 → Dec 12, 2001

Cargo Types

General FreightGrain/Feed/HayBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Feb 25, 2026

Mileage: 570,000 (2025)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Contactemail: → troy@porterbeer.comJun 11, 2026

Identitycompany officer 1: → JAMES L PORTERJun 11, 2026

Fleettotal drivers: 18 → 0Jun 10, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver14 inspections

0.0%

6.0%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle5 inspections

0.0%

22.7%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall14 inspections

0.0%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving5

Driver Fitness0

Hours of Service5

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance2

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 16 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving0.000 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service2.173 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance0.802 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$1,000,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	60468937	$1,000,000	Nov 1, 2015	—	91X

Insurance History (19)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Dec 7, 2014	Nov 1, 2015
CARGO · F34	DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Dec 7, 2014	Nov 27, 2015
BIPD · F91X	DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$750,000	Dec 7, 2014	Nov 27, 2015
CARGO · F34	DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2013	Dec 7, 2014
BIPD · F91X	DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2013	Dec 7, 2014
CARGO · F34	REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2008	Nov 1, 2013
BIPD · F91X	REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2008	Nov 1, 2013
CARGO · F34	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2005	Dec 4, 2008
BIPD · F91X	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2005	Nov 1, 2008
BIPD · F91X	NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	CancelledTERM/CANCL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2005	Dec 4, 2008
BIPD · F91X	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2001	Nov 1, 2005
CARGO · F34	THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 2001	Nov 1, 2005
CARGO · F34	FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 1, 1999	Sep 29, 2001
BIPD · F91X	FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 1999	Nov 1, 1999
BIPD · F91X	FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 1, 1999	Sep 29, 2001
CARGO · F34	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 1, 1996	Dec 8, 1999
BIPD · F91X	CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Nov 1, 1996	Dec 8, 1999
CARGO · F34	GLOBE INDEMNITY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 1992	Nov 1, 1996
BIPD · F91X	GLOBE INDEMNITY CO.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Nov 1, 1992	Nov 1, 1996

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