Watkins Distributing — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
43 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Venture South Distributors Inc
DBA
Watkins Distributing
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
518 Del Dr, Jerome, ID 83338
Phone
(208) 524-0700
Power units
97
Drivers
95
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
4.7%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 43 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
18.6%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 43 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
cgustin@watkinsdist.com — company domain
Domain age
watkinsdist.com registered 2008-01-08 (18 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
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: ID 11/2025 · ID 01/2022 · ID 02/2018 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 3, 2025 | ID | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 25, 2025 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 13, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Sep 16, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 14, 2025 | ID | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 8, 2025 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 19, 2025 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 17, 2025 | WA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 9, 2025 | ID | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 24, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 16, 2025 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Apr 8, 2025 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 26, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 30, 2025 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 29, 2025 | ID | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 9, 2025 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Dec 30, 2024 | WA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 9, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 15, 2024 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 27, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Aug 22, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Aug 21, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Aug 20, 2024 | ID | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jul 25, 2024 | MT | Level I — Full |
| Jun 12, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| May 30, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| May 1, 2024 | ID | Level I — Full |
| Apr 10, 2024 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 23, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 13, 2024 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 9, 2024 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 4, 2024 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 6, 2023 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 1, 2023 | ID | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 1, 2023 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 3, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 1, 2023 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 18, 2023 | MT | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 13, 2023 | ID | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 12, 2023 | ID | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 43 of 43 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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