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USDOT 179097 · UNFI TRANSPORT LLC
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UNFI TRANSPORT LLC

DBA UNFI

USDOT 179097 MC 308546 Providence, RI Authorized For-Hire
2,222 power units 2,520 drivers 162.9M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 42.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
52 yrs history · 1,761 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
2,222
Drivers · CDL
2,520 · 2,507
Annual miles
162.9M ~73k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks015015
Tractors272,18002,207
Trailers7713,25304,024

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Jun 18, 2007)19 yrs old
Registered
Jun 1, 1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Oct 20, 2025 (Address Change)
DUNS
93206407
Officer
MARK BUSHWAY
Phone
(603) 851-9461
Email
john.begin@unfi.com
Address
15 Park Row West Suite 302, Providence RI 02903

Cargo

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Household GoodsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: FOOD PRODUCTSDry BulkPaper Products

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
113
5 fatal (5 deaths) · 44 injury · 58 people hurt in all
Inspections
1,761
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.2%
154 of 1,083 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.7%
12 of 1,760 driver inspections
Violations
839
189 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 267 inspections, 25 out of service 267 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 240 inspections, 17 out of service 240 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 212 inspections, 20 out of service 212 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 231 inspections, 32 out of service 231 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 196 inspections, 13 out of service 196 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 205 inspections, 20 out of service 205 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 201 inspections, 22 out of service 201 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 191 inspections, 13 out of service 191 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 18 inspections.
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Violations

839 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    574 · 176 out-of-service
    Brakes 291 · Lights 110 · Tires 72 · Wheels & hubs 23 · Cargo securement 14 · 64 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    181 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 71 · Speeding 56 · Seat belt 30 · Phone use 16 · Other 8
  • Hours of service No alert
    75 · 4 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 47 · No log 17 · Over hours limit 9 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    9 · 9 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 6 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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14 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Aug
    15
    2026
    Aug 15, 2026 · Virginia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Aug 12, 2026 · Utah
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Aug 7, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    5
    2026
    Aug 5, 2026 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    23
    2026
    Jul 23, 2026 · New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    21
    2026
    Jul 21, 2026 · Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    16
    2026
    Jul 16, 2026 · Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    2
    2026
    Jul 2, 2026 · Maryland
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    12
    2026
    Apr 12, 2026 · Florida
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    12
    2025
    Sep 12, 2025 · Ohio
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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103 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$10,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2018
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • California 842
  • Pennsylvania 73
  • North Carolina 65
  • Maryland 62
  • New York 58
  • Colorado 53
  • New Jersey 53
  • Texas 35

Runs well beyond its home state: 0 of 1,761 inspections were in Rhode Island.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/179097