Carrier profile · USDOT 227869 · MC-211036 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Whole Foods Market Rocky Mountain-southwest Inc

13 power unitsAURORA, CO80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-211036 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(720) 216-4040 Email dispatchmario.ruiz@WHOLEFOODS.COM

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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.

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 13 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.8 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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M 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)$3M 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

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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 ’02 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hartford’93–’02

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since May 2002

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2002 → Sep 2002	$750K	2
HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Jul 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
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

AURORA, CO

163040 E 32ND AVENUE

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

@wholefoods.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 496664 USDOT 651645 USDOT 1615556 USDOT 2391242 USDOT 3390902

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 163040 E 32ND AVENUE, AURORA, CO, 80011
Mailing address: 17900 E 32ND AVENUE, AURORA, CO, 80011
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (720) 216-4040
Cell: (303) 901-9840
Fax: (720) 859-4293
Email: mario.ruiz@wholefoods.com
Web domain: wholefoods.com

Registration

Officer: Paul Gaschler
USDOT / docket: 227869 · MC-211036
First registered: Jan 29, 1983
Last MCS-150: Nov 2, 2010 · 850,000 mi (2009)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 19, 2007
D-U-N-S: 788138188

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

850,000

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 WHOLE FOODS MARKET ROCKY MOUNTAIN-SOUTHWEST INC.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET ROCKY MOUNTAIN-SOUTHWEST INC (USDOT 227869) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective May 23, 2002 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier 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.

It reports 13 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 2, 2010.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 19, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WHOLE FOODS MARKET ROCKY MOUNTAIN-SOUTHWEST INC's USDOT number?

WHOLE FOODS MARKET ROCKY MOUNTAIN-SOUTHWEST INC's USDOT number is 227869, and its motor carrier number is MC-211036.

Is WHOLE FOODS MARKET ROCKY MOUNTAIN-SOUTHWEST INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, WHOLE FOODS MARKET ROCKY MOUNTAIN-SOUTHWEST INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.