Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1748783
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
5 power unitsANN ARBOR, MI
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 18 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority1818 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
18 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN safe to work with?
Is THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN safe to load? THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (USDOT 1748783) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in ANN ARBOR, MI, operating 5 power units and 9 drivers. Operating authority has been active 18 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TUTHE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ANN ARBOR, MI
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@umich.edu — 33 carriers: USDOT 403947USDOT 470766USDOT 729164USDOT 1625235USDOT 1668647USDOT 1824148USDOT 1854822USDOT 2800395
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael dressler — 2 carriers: USDOT 2300874
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1655 DEAN ROAD, ANN ARBOR, MI, 48109
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (734) 763-4568
- Cell
- (734) 678-1494
- Fax
- (734) 763-4600
- mldhzmt@umich.edu
- Web domain
- umich.edu
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Dressler
- USDOT / docket
- 1748783
- First registered
- 03/14/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 01/16/2026 · 16,254 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 73133571
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN's USDOT number?
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN's USDOT number is 1748783.
Is THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN's fleet?
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN operates 5 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN based?
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN is based in ANN ARBOR, MI.