General Distributing Company — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
84 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
General Distributing Company
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
430 17th Ave Ne, Great Falls, MT 59404-1936
Phone
(406) 454-1351
Power units
32
Drivers
37
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 84 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
9.5%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 84 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
plodge@gendco.com — company domain
Mail host
Microsoft 365
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MT 11/2010 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 17, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 9, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 8, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 20, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 14, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 3, 2026 | US | Level I — Full |
| Mar 26, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 24, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 20, 2026 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 18, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Mar 17, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 10, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 22, 2026 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 19, 2026 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 29, 2026 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 13, 2026 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Dec 15, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 3, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 19, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 29, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 22, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 9, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 16, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 14, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 12, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 24, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 11, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 10, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 9, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 4, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 18, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 14, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| May 1, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 24, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 3, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 31, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 27, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Mar 26, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Mar 13, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 7, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Feb 27, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Feb 26, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 5, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jan 14, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 30, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Dec 24, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 23, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 16, 2024 | UT | Level I — Full |
| Dec 11, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 10, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 9, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 25, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 12, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 3, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 26, 2024 | WY | Level I — Full |
| Aug 16, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Aug 14, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Aug 13, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Aug 8, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 27, 2024 | UT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 25, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 14, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 16, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Mar 26, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 20, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Feb 29, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 1, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 15, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 8, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 5, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 2, 2024 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 28, 2023 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Dec 27, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 5, 2023 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Dec 5, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 27, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 15, 2023 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Nov 15, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 3, 2023 | WA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 12, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 16, 2023 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jul 31, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 84 of 84 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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