Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 9666 · MC-176886
UNIFIED GROCERS
1 power unitsCOMMERCE, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-176886 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal66
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is UNIFIED GROCERS safe to work with?
Is UNIFIED GROCERS safe to load? UNIFIED GROCERS (USDOT 9666, MC-176886) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in COMMERCE, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
UGUNIFIED GROCERS 40
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Fidelity Guaranty · 96–98
Springfield · 98–00
Springfield · 01–08
Springfield · 09–15
Security National · 16–19
Ace American · 19–26
19862026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 28 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2019 → Feb 2026 | $750k | 7 |
| SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2016 → Jun 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| SPRINGFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2009 → Sep 2015 | $750k | 8 |
| SPRINGFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2001 → Sep 2008 | $750k | 6 |
| SPRINGFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1998 → Sep 2000 | $750k | 3 |
| FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1996 → Sep 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| TIG INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1995 → Sep 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1986 → Oct 1995 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
COMMERCE, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@unfi.com — 12 carriers: USDOT 22535USDOT 135367USDOT 179097USDOT 179522USDOT 303666USDOT 363910USDOT 419470USDOT 467296
Shares a company officer with other carriers
mark bushway — 6 carriers: USDOT 179097USDOT 363910USDOT 419470USDOT 467296USDOT 507343
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5200 SHEILA STREET, COMMERCE, CA, 90040
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (323) 313-2887
- Cell
- (317) 995-0247
- Fax
- (866) 462-0971
- mpalermo@unfi.com
- Web domain
- unfi.com
Registration
- Officer
- Mark Bushway
- USDOT / docket
- 9666 · MC-176886
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 07/05/2022 · 1 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is UNIFIED GROCERS's USDOT number?
UNIFIED GROCERS's USDOT number is 9666, and its motor carrier number is MC-176886.
Is UNIFIED GROCERS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, UNIFIED GROCERS is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is UNIFIED GROCERS's fleet?
UNIFIED GROCERS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is UNIFIED GROCERS based?
UNIFIED GROCERS is based in COMMERCE, CA.