Carrier profile · USDOT 200236 · MC-148562 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

University Corp

DBA UNIVERSITY

127 power unitsavg 8.3 yrNational · 25 statesCOLUMBUS, OH81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148562 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

127Power units

126 observed · MCS-150

179Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(614) 492-1144 Email dispatchsafety@unitransinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 19, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

127 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

248 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 26.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 143 vehicle and 248 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

36.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.9 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

229 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 15

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 127-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 127
Inspections · 24 mo: 248
Annualized: ≈124 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving174 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance66 · 17 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance46 · 35 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance36 · 5 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance33 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance33 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance31 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance25 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance22 · 13 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’16 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Continental’83–’95

Great West’95–now

1983199420052016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2016

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1995 → Dec 2016	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Jan 1995 → Sep 1995	$750K	2
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1983 → Feb 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 127
Observed power (24 mo): 126
Trailers (towed): 179

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

51.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

248

OH busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COLUMBUS, OH

3789 GROVEPORT ROAD

Top corridor

OH 70 · KY 22 · IN 21

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 17 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3953108 USDOT 4183068 USDOT 2531742 USDOT 2136447 USDOT 2784408 USDOT 1061260 USDOT 38111 USDOT 292991Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 71 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 84850 USDOT 2315941 USDOT 3051733 USDOT 3518735 USDOT 2425119 USDOT 2544514 USDOT 3497396 USDOT 2444722

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@unitransinc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1253713 USDOT 2544514

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael rogers — 39 carriers: USDOT 903661 USDOT 986655 USDOT 1186499 USDOT 1275456 USDOT 1276026 USDOT 1421852 USDOT 1539964 USDOT 1749858

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

127

Observed (24 mo)

126

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3789 GROVEPORT ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43207
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (614) 492-1144
Email: safety@unitransinc.com
Web domain: unitransinc.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Rogers
USDOT / docket: 200236 · MC-148562
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 8,920,518 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 18, 2024
D-U-N-S: 58379629

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

127

Power units

127

Drivers

127

CDL drivers

8,920,518

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for UNIVERSITY CORP.

UNIVERSITY CORP (USDOT 200236) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 27, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier received 248 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 143 vehicle-level and 248 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 19, 2026.

It reports 127 power units and 127 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 18, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSITY CORP's USDOT number?

UNIVERSITY CORP's USDOT number is 200236, and its motor carrier number is MC-148562.

Is UNIVERSITY CORP authorized to operate?

As of Jun 19, 2026, UNIVERSITY CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSITY CORP's safety record?

UNIVERSITY CORP has a 26.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 507 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNIVERSITY CORP's fleet?

UNIVERSITY CORP operates 127 power units and 127 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSITY CORP based?

UNIVERSITY CORP is based in COLUMBUS, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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