Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1828384
UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC
9 power unitsavg 9.7 yrLocal · 1 statesSEAFORD, NY
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power units
3 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
9.7Avg age (yr)
2011–2019 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Review before loading
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Established 18 yearsNo reported crashesDriver out-of-service rate well above average
Watch · 2
Operating authority1717 yr active
since 2008Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo100.0100.0 %
▲ 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 peersTypical
9.7 yr
Model years 2011–2019 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
17 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC safe to work with?
Is UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC safe to load? UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC (USDOT 1828384) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in SEAFORD, NY, operating 9 power units and 9 drivers. Operating authority has been active 17 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 8 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (80/100), with the leading concern: driver out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
UAUNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC 80
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Safety
8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 100.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 66.7% (24-mo)3 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
33.3% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 9-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 3
- Annualized
- ≈2 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving7
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 2 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 999 Other violationOther1
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1
- 177.834 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
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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)
- 9
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 3
- 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
Average age
2019
Newest model yr
2011
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo33
NY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SEAFORD, NY
Top corridor
NY
Density
fewermore
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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.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4432996
Shares a company officer with other carriers
william powell — 19 carriers: USDOT 932272USDOT 1000475USDOT 1230729USDOT 1278488USDOT 1360972USDOT 1384027USDOT 1586486USDOT 1900951
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)99
Observed (24 mo)33
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3782 MERRICK RD, SEAFORD, NY, 11783
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (516) 781-6565
- Cell
- (516) 359-1191
- Fax
- (516) 781-0666
- Web domain
- universeappliance.com
Registration
- Officer
- William Powell
- USDOT / docket
- 1828384
- First registered
- 11/10/2008
- Last MCS-150
- 03/17/2020 · 4,000 mi (2019)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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 UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC's USDOT number?
UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC's USDOT number is 1828384.
Is UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC's safety record?
UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).
How big is UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC's fleet?
UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC operates 9 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC based?
UNIVERSE APPLIANCE REPAIRS INC is based in SEAFORD, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.