Carrier profile · USDOT 764739 · MC-201062 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Universal Transportation Services LLC

DBA CALHOUN TRUCK LINES

165 power unitsavg 12.1 yrNational · 22 statesEDEN PRAIRIE, MN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-201062 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

165Power units

143 observed · MCS-150

231Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(952) 983-3283 Email dispatchjwojtas@calhountrucklines.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes36 crashes involving injuries are on 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

165 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

293 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.5%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 — 157 vehicle and 293 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.6% · 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 7.8 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

281 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 18

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 165-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 165
Inspections · 24 mo: 293
Annualized: ≈147 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving205 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance80 · 22 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 36 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance37 · 11 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance29 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance25 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 6 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11 · 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: Active
Broker: None

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American’88–’98

Acuity A’99–’04

Great West’06–’26

1988199820082018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2006 → Jan 2026	$1M	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Sep 2006	$1M	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Sep 2004	$1M	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Sep 1999	$1M	2
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1988 → Sep 1998	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 165
Observed power (24 mo): 143
Trailers (towed): 231

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

27.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

293

MN busiest

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

Home base

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN

9845 WEST 74TH STREET

Top corridor

MN 69 · OH 35 · MI 26

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: 9 trucks also ran under 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2977641 USDOT 3765553 USDOT 4163257 USDOT 978545 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3858521 USDOT 165958 USDOT 1566547Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (85 trucks · 65 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3941384 USDOT 4311607 USDOT 424634 USDOT 540864 USDOT 292122 USDOT 4292328 USDOT 2977641 USDOT 3765553

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

165

Observed (24 mo)

143

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: 9845 WEST 74TH STREET, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, 55344
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (952) 983-3283
Fax: (952) 829-7209
Email: jwojtas@calhountrucklines.com
Web domain: calhountrucklines.com

Registration

Officer: Brent Bois
USDOT / docket: 764739 · MC-201062
First registered: Aug 12, 1998
Last MCS-150: Sep 29, 2025 · 9,426,403 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 6, 2010
D-U-N-S: 33087698

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

165

Power units

165

Drivers

165

CDL drivers

9,426,403

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 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC.

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 764739) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 293 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 157 vehicle-level and 293 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 165 power units and 165 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 29, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 6, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 764739, and its motor carrier number is MC-201062.

Is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 32.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 456 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's fleet?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC operates 165 power units and 165 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC based?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is based in EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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