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Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

28 years (granted 1998)

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Liability filing

$2M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

358 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 Wholesale Grocers Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

5000 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66106

Phone

(913) 288-1000

Power units

252

Drivers

1,422

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC319061

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Dismissed — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 06/19/2001 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/23/2001

Insurance filings

91X — Ace American Insurance Company · coverage $2M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 358 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

5.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 358 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

slenson@awginc.com — company domain

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Domain age

awginc.com registered 1997-06-07 (29 years)

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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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

15

Tow-aways

6

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MO 05/2026 · MO 12/2025 · NE 11/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 522025: 1242024: 1282023: 54
Level III — Driver-only: 216Level II — Walk-around: 71Level I — Full: 71
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 28, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Jun 17, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026OKLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 6, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 27, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 13, 2026OKLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026MOLevel I — Full
May 11, 2026KSLevel I — Full
May 9, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
May 5, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 27, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 25, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 15, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Apr 14, 2026NELevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 7, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 31, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 21, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026MOLevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Feb 25, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 11, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 6, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 2, 2026KSLevel I — Full
Jan 23, 2026IALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026KSLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026KSLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026NELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 29, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 28, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 19, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 15, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 2, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 2, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 14, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 12, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 10, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Nov 5, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 3, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 30, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 30, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 20, 2025KSLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 29, 2025KSLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 25, 2025SDLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 21, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 15, 2025SDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 15, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 8, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Sep 5, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 3, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 3, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only
Aug 15, 2025NELevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2025MOLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 2, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2025NELevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 358 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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