Carrier profile · USDOT 2301062 · MC-785630 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Universal Bus Charter Inc

0 power unitsavg 13.2 yrRegional · 4 statesOXON HILL, MD70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-785630 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

13.2Avg age (yr)

2008–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(202) 344-9955 Email dispatchinfo@universalbuscharter.com

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.2 yr

Model years 2008–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 20.0 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 2

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.

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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.91 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.5 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’12–’16

Scottsdale’17–’19

Falls Lake’23–’25

General Star’23–’25

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Apr 2026	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2026 → Apr 2026	$5M	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$5M	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Dec 2025	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2025	$5M	3
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2025	$5M	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$5M	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2022	$5M	1
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Nov 2021	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO	Jun 2020 → Nov 2020	$5M	2
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$5M	4
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$5M	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$5M	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$5M	2
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$5M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2016	$5M	4

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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): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.2 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

OXON HILL, MD

7609 LIVINGSTON RD

Top corridor

SC ⇄ MD

SC 2 · MD 1 · NJ 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 2182694

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: 7609 LIVINGSTON RD, OXON HILL, MD, 20745
Mailing address: 4600 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 720, WASHINGTON, DC, 20008
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (202) 344-9955
Email: info@universalbuscharter.com
Web domain: universalbuscharter.com

Registration

Officer: Wissam El-Gharib
USDOT / docket: 2301062 · MC-785630
First registered: May 1, 2012
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2026 · 150,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 21, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 78658385

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

150,000

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 BUS CHARTER INC.

UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC (USDOT 2301062) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 21, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC's USDOT number is 2301062, and its motor carrier number is MC-785630.

Is UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC's fleet?

UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC operates 0 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC based?

UNIVERSAL BUS CHARTER INC is based in OXON HILL, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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