Carrier profile · USDOT 2168924 · MC-753332 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Universal Transportation Services Inc

0 power unitsMEMPHIS, TN50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-753332 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(901) 270-0053 Email dispatchuniversaltran@bellsouth.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’20 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’11–’15

National South’15–’20

beyond this history

2011201520192023now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	May 2015 → Jul 2020	$5M	12
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jun 2015	$5M	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jan 2015	$5M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

7614 IVY HOLLOW DRIVE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert maxwell — 13 carriers: USDOT 249839 USDOT 572516 USDOT 1245944 USDOT 1254335 USDOT 1467073 USDOT 1489658 USDOT 1506153 USDOT 1556131

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7614 IVY HOLLOW DRIVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38133
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 270-0053
Fax: (901) 567-4395
Email: universaltran@bellsouth.net

Registration

Officers: Delma Maxwell · Robert Maxwell
USDOT / docket: 2168924 · MC-753332
First registered: Jun 30, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 5, 2020 · 12,000 mi (2017)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 22, 2012
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

12,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 2168924) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 5, 2020.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 22, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2168924, and its motor carrier number is MC-753332.

Is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.