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USDOT 925046MC399024

Valley Farm Distributing Co Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

25 years (granted 2001)

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Liability filing

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

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Inspections

301 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

Spartannash

DBA

Valley Farm Distributing Co Inc

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

850-76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518

Phone

(616) 878-8589

Power units

208

Drivers

302

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC399024

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

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

Authority history

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

Insurance filings

34 — Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
84 — Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. Of America
91X — Zurich American Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.3%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 301 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.6%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 301 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

shane.grade@spartannash.com — company domain

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Domain age

spartannash.com registered 2013-08-15 (13 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

18

Reportable crashes

18

Tow-aways

6

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: CT 06/2026 · OH 03/2026 · OH 01/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 562025: 1012024: 1072023: 37
Level III — Driver-only: 143Level I — Full: 111Level II — Walk-around: 47
DateStateLevel
Jul 23, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026MILevel I — Full
Jun 16, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 8, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 28, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
May 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026PALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026WILevel I — Full
May 13, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 7, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Apr 20, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 16, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Apr 16, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 10, 2026WILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 26, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 24, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 23, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 16, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 5, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Mar 3, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Feb 19, 2026MILevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Feb 17, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 9, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 28, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 20, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 19, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 12, 2026MILevel I — Full
Jan 12, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jan 9, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Dec 31, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025NMLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Dec 16, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Dec 11, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 11, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Dec 5, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 28, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 25, 2025MILevel II — Walk-around
Nov 24, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Nov 4, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 28, 2025INLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 21, 2025MILevel I — Full
Oct 20, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 20, 2025MILevel I — Full
Oct 16, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 14, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 13, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 10, 2025CTLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 10, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 9, 2025MDLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 8, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Oct 6, 2025PALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 3, 2025USLevel I — Full
Oct 3, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Sep 25, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Sep 23, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 20, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Sep 9, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Sep 9, 2025DELevel III — Driver-only
Sep 4, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 1, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 29, 2025WILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 13, 2025OHLevel I — Full
Aug 8, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 301 inspections on file.

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