Porter Distributing Co — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
41 years (granted 1985)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
26 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Porter Distributing Co
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
212 S Langdon St, Mitchell, SD 57301
Phone
(605) 996-7465
Power units
15
Drivers
18
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC172677
Common: Inactive · Contract: Active · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 11/07/2008 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/10/2008
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/26/2001 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/29/2001
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 10/26/2001 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/29/2001
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 26 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
3.8%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 26 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
troy@porterbeer.com — company domain
Mail host
Enterprise (Barracuda)
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: SD 12/2025 · WI 02/2016 · SD 07/2014 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 6, 2025 | WI | Level I — Full |
| Oct 2, 2025 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 19, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 25, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 7, 2025 | WI | Level I — Full |
| Jun 11, 2025 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 13, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 31, 2025 | MN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 19, 2025 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 5, 2025 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 23, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 23, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 13, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 23, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2024 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 1, 2024 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 29, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 7, 2024 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 27, 2023 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 13, 2023 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 9, 2023 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Nov 8, 2023 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 26, 2023 | MN | Level I — Full |
| Jul 26, 2023 | SD | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 26, 2023 | SD | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 26 of 26 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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