Carmela Specialty Foods & Fine Wines — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
40 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
Carmela Food Distributing Inc
DBA
Carmela Specialty Foods & Fine Wines
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
18350 15 Mile Road, Fraser, MI 48026
Phone
(586) 294-3437
Power units
42
Drivers
42
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
12.5%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 40 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
10.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 40 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
smachalak@carmelafoods.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
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
2
Reportable crashes
2
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: MI 08/2026 · MI 01/2026 · MI 08/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 24, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 23, 2026 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 7, 2026 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 28, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 14, 2026 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Mar 19, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 5, 2026 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 12, 2026 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 8, 2026 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Jan 6, 2026 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Nov 12, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 16, 2025 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Sep 26, 2025 | IN | Level I — Full |
| Sep 11, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 23, 2025 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Aug 22, 2025 | IN | Level I — Full |
| Jul 9, 2025 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Jun 25, 2025 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Jun 19, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 13, 2025 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 13, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 25, 2025 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 12, 2025 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Feb 4, 2025 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Dec 3, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 22, 2024 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Oct 9, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 27, 2024 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Aug 26, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2024 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 11, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 15, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 9, 2024 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 7, 2024 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 8, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 8, 2024 | MI | Level I — Full |
| Feb 2, 2024 | MI | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 19, 2023 | MI | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 40 of 40 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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