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USDOT 122993MC165241

Associated Food Stores Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

43 years (granted 1983)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

207 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Associated Food Stores Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

332 S Plainview St, Billings, MT 59101

Phone

(801) 786-8711

Power units

143

Drivers

230

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC165241

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 12/18/2003 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/10/2003
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/18/2003 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 12/10/2003

Insurance filings

91X — Travelers Property Casualty Co. Of America · coverage $1M (as filed)
84 — Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
34 — Factory Mutual Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.9%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 207 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

3.9%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 207 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

wdkinder@afstores.com — company domain

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Domain age

afstores.com registered 1996-08-05 (30 years)

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

16

Reportable crashes

14

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

2

With fatalities

Most recent: NV 07/2026 · WY 03/2026 · ID 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 422025: 752024: 662023: 24
Level III — Driver-only: 130Level I — Full: 46Level II — Walk-around: 31
DateStateLevel
Aug 14, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 12, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 20, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026COLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 5, 2026NVLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 4, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 4, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 2, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026MTLevel I — Full
May 20, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
May 12, 2026MTLevel I — Full
May 7, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 1, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026IDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2026IDLevel I — Full
Mar 30, 2026CALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 16, 2026NDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 15, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 21, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026NVLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 1, 2026WYLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 19, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Jan 15, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 1, 2026IDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 26, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2025NVLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 24, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Nov 28, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 21, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 17, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 9, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 23, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 13, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Oct 2, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Sep 2, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 30, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 23, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2025UTLevel I — Full
Aug 13, 2025UTLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 7, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 18, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 17, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Jul 15, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Jul 15, 2025USLevel I — Full
Jul 9, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Jul 8, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 8, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Jul 3, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2025MTLevel I — Full
Jun 28, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025IDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 9, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2025NVLevel II — Walk-around
May 30, 2025MTLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2025NVLevel III — Driver-only
May 24, 2025MTLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2025COLevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2025IDLevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2025IDLevel I — Full
May 13, 2025UTLevel I — Full
May 9, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025UTLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2025IDLevel I — Full
Apr 9, 2025WYLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2025WYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2025WYLevel I — Full
Mar 26, 2025IDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2025MTLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 207 inspections on file.

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