EL MERCADO INC
USDOT 1023610 · Doing business as GREENHILLS FOODS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (4 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on filePROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.
- Out-of-service rate21.4% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1023610 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-430809 |
| Legal Name | EL MERCADO INC |
| DBA Name | GREENHILLS FOODS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 4797516207 |
| Address | 1930 E MOUNTAIN RD, Springdale, AR, 72764 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20171014) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO. |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2024-07-12 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO. | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2024-07-12 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2007-07-24 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 85 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 90 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 82 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 14 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 21.4% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-04-13 — AR — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (2), 16 (2), 23 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 5 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 15,500 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-SEP-25 |
EL MERCADO INC operates 4 power units — a larger fleet than 85% of carriers registered in AR.
Nearby
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