Carrier profile · USDOT 4292326 · MC-1670395 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Universcal LLC

DBA UNIVERSAL

140 power unitsavg 8.1 yrRegional · 5 statesWARREN, MI93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1670395 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

140Power units

103 observed · MCS-150

168Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 233-9445 Email dispatchklowe@universallogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

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

140 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

224 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 160 vehicle and 222 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.8% · 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 3.1 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

224 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 21

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 140-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 140
Inspections · 24 mo: 224
Annualized: ≈112 / 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 Driving49 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 8 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 15 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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 / 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

$300K BIPD last filed ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Cherokee’24–now

202420252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Jan 2026	$300K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 140
Observed power (24 mo): 103
Trailers (towed): 168

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

35.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

224

CA busiest

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

Home base

WARREN, MI

12755 E 9 MILE RD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ MI

CA 199 · UT 12 · NV 9

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: 14 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 241829 USDOT 79466 USDOT 801828 USDOT 2524708 USDOT 1077525 USDOT 63391 USDOT 3221080 USDOT 3674164Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 29 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1162977 USDOT 3129491 USDOT 3101137 USDOT 3220765 USDOT 3221080 USDOT 2315276 USDOT 3512719 USDOT 3350140

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@universallogistics.com — 27 carriers: USDOT 203223 USDOT 223573 USDOT 453486 USDOT 506498 USDOT 614543 USDOT 1141719 USDOT 1162977 USDOT 1408051

Shares a company officer with other carriers

keri lowe — 5 carriers: USDOT 203223 USDOT 4058711 USDOT 4219376 USDOT 4292335

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

140

Observed (24 mo)

103

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12755 E 9 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48089
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 233-9445
Fax: 0
Email: klowe@universallogistics.com
Web domain: universallogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Keri Lowe · Allen Lormand
USDOT / docket: 4292326 · MC-1670395
First registered: Sep 6, 2024
Last MCS-150: Aug 27, 2026 · 5,944,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

140

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,944,500

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 UNIVERSCAL LLC.

UNIVERSCAL LLC (USDOT 4292326) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 224 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 160 vehicle-level and 222 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 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 30, 2026.

It reports 140 power units and 97 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 27, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSCAL LLC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSCAL LLC's USDOT number is 4292326, and its motor carrier number is MC-1670395.

Is UNIVERSCAL LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, UNIVERSCAL LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSCAL LLC's safety record?

UNIVERSCAL LLC has a 23.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 224 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is UNIVERSCAL LLC's fleet?

UNIVERSCAL LLC operates 140 power units and 97 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSCAL LLC based?

UNIVERSCAL LLC is based in WARREN, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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