Cardinal Distributing Company Llc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
10 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Cardinal Distributing Company Llc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
269 Jackrabbit Lane, Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone
(406) 586-0241
Power units
17
Drivers
20
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
20.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 10 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 10 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
wdriscoll@cardinaldistributing.com — company domain
Domain age
cardinaldistributing.com registered 2000-11-07 (26 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MT 01/2023 · MT 02/2019 · MT 12/2008 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 16, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jul 3, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 25, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 29, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 10, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 6, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 5, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Apr 26, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 12, 2023 | MT | Level I — Full |
Most recent 10 of 10 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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