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Carrier profile · USDOT 961824 · MC-410318 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC

19 power unitsHOUSTON, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-410318 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(713) 956-6450 Email dispatchvictorortega@excelgrocery.com

Carrier verification summary for EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC

EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 961824) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 961824) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 961824) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 21, 2010 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 961824) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 961824) reports 19 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2011.

EXCEL GROCERY DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 961824) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 3

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 19 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

State County’02–’05

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2010

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Jul 2002 → Jul 2005	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

1900 SILBER RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@excelgrocery.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1982719 USDOT 2151343

Shares a company officer with other carriers

salvador ortega — 4 carriers: USDOT 1839087 USDOT 2151343 USDOT 4441486

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 1900 SILBER RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77055
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 956-6450
Cell: (832) 526-3053
Fax: (713) 956-6778
Email: victorortega@excelgrocery.com
Web domain: excelgrocery.com

Registration

Officers: Salvador Ortega · Rafael Ortega
USDOT / docket: 961824 · MC-410318
First registered: Jun 14, 2001
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2011 · 116,339 mi (2008)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

116,339

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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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