Carrier profile · USDOT 839281 · MC-371555 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Universal Logistics Services Inc

71 power unitsavg 3.2 yrNational · 19 statesMARYVILLE, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-371555 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

71Power units

58 observed · MCS-150

71Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.2Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 478-2876 Email dispatchpgford@ulservices.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

71 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.2 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

119 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 53 vehicle and 118 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.4% · 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 6.2 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

111 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 8

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 71-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 71
Inspections · 24 mo: 119
Annualized: ≈60 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving38 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 24 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’14 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Pacific Financial’00–’13

Old Republic’00–’05

Travelers Connecticut’08–’14

Travelers Connecticut’14–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Jan 2014

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jan 2014 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 2008 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	3
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$750K	2
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2003	$750K	2
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → Mar 2005	$750K	1
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	May 2000 → May 2000	$750K	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Mar 2000 → Oct 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 71
Observed power (24 mo): 58
Trailers (towed): 71

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

68.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

119

KY busiest

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

Home base

MARYVILLE, TN

1615 ROBERT C. JACKSON DRIVE

Top corridor

KY ⇄ TN

KY 43 · TN 29 · MO 7

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 223337 USDOT 3915892Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1188165 USDOT 2822101 USDOT 4230251 USDOT 4298407 USDOT 3348158 USDOT 3455614 USDOT 4143821 USDOT 223337

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ulservices.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1188165

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1615 ROBERT C. JACKSON DRIVE, MARYVILLE, TN, 37801-3703
Mailing address: 1615 ROBERT C JACKSON DR, MARYVILLE, TN, 37801-3703
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 478-2876
Email: pgford@ulservices.com
Web domain: ulservices.com

Registration

Officers: Perry Ford · George Campbell
USDOT / docket: 839281 · MC-371555
First registered: Nov 12, 1999
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2026 · 7,283,010 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 29, 2004
D-U-N-S: 120188953

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,283,010

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 UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC.

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC (USDOT 839281) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Jan 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 119 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 53 vehicle-level and 118 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 71 power units and 80 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 29, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 839281, and its motor carrier number is MC-371555.

Is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS SERVICES INC has a 28.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 201 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).