Carrier profile · USDOT 179522 · MC-240321 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

United Natural Foods West Inc

DBA UNFI

87 power unitsavg 3.5 yrMulti-region · 9 statesRIDGEFIELD, WA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-240321 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

87Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

55Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.5Avg age (yr)

2017–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(603) 851-9461 Email dispatchjohn.begin@unfi.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

87 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.5 yr

Model years 2017–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

71 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 71 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

80.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 17.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 87-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 87
Inspections · 24 mo: 71
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$10,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$10M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $10M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

St Paul’92–’95

Wausau’97–’03

Zurich American’03–’12

Ace American’12–’17

Ace American’18–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $10,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Feb 2026	$750K	8
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2017	$750K	8
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2012	$750K	7
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1997 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → Jan 1996	$750K	2
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1995 → Jan 1996	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1992 → Jul 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 87
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 55

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MT busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

RIDGEFIELD, WA

7909 S UNION RIDGE PKWY

Top corridor

MT ⇄ WA

MT 23 · WA 23 · CA 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 179097 USDOT 2552378Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (83 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 179097 USDOT 2644139 USDOT 4108515 USDOT 80806 USDOT 3330486 USDOT 4134413 USDOT 2881058 USDOT 3487333

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@unfi.com — 12 carriers: USDOT 9666 USDOT 22535 USDOT 135367 USDOT 179097 USDOT 303666 USDOT 363910 USDOT 419470 USDOT 467296

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7909 S UNION RIDGE PKWY, RIDGEFIELD, WA, 98642
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (603) 851-9461
Email: john.begin@unfi.com
Web domain: unfi.com

Registration

Officers: Mark Bushway · J. Alexander Miller Douglas
USDOT / docket: 179522 · MC-240321
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2026 · 11,009,055 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 12, 1997
D-U-N-S: 21177381

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

11,009,055

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC.

UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC (USDOT 179522) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $10,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 71 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 71 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 87 power units and 96 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 12, 1997 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC's USDOT number?

UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC's USDOT number is 179522, and its motor carrier number is MC-240321.

Is UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC's safety record?

UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 138 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC's fleet?

UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC operates 87 power units and 96 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC based?

UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC is based in RIDGEFIELD, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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