Carrier profile · USDOT 2275822 · MC-777396 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Universal Transport Services Inc

25 power unitsavg 11.7 yrMulti-region · 14 statesELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-777396 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(630) 451-4600 Email dispatchsafety@utsholding.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 34.0 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle 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: Active
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Occidental Fire’13–’15

State Pennsylvania’17–’19

National Union’19–’24

Artisan Truckers’24–’26

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2019 → Mar 2024	$750K	6
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2017 → Mar 2019	$750K	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2015	$750K	5
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

65.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

2520 E DEVON AVE

Top corridor

IL 4 · IN 4 · IA 2

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: 6 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4407546 USDOT 3719812 USDOT 652762 USDOT 1194419 USDOT 3744503Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1527352 USDOT 3719812 USDOT 4007951 USDOT 652762 USDOT 2875835 USDOT 1892938 USDOT 1194419 USDOT 3744503

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2520 E DEVON AVE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, 60007
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (630) 451-4600
Fax: (224) 875-3315
Email: safety@utsholding.com
Web domain: utsholding.com

Registration

Officer: Sretko Krsic
USDOT / docket: 2275822 · MC-777396
First registered: Feb 22, 2012
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2026 · 347,323 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

347,323

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 TRANSPORT SERVICES INC.

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (USDOT 2275822) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2275822, and its motor carrier number is MC-777396.

Is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's fleet?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC operates 25 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC based?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is based in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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