Carrier profile · USDOT 2089146 · MC-730606 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD

0 power unitsAIRDRIE, AB50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-730606 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(403) 948-6788 Email dispatchTERRY@UNIVERSALCOACH.CA

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS —%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance1 · 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’11–’13

Zurich American’13–’16

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. · since Dec 2017

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$5M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2016	$5M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2011 → Dec 2013	$5M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Dec 2011	$5M	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

AIRDRIE, AB

2932 KINGSVIEW BOULEVARD SE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@universalcoach.ca — 2 carriers: USDOT 650150

Shares a company officer with other carriers

terry cheng — 5 carriers: USDOT 505499 USDOT 615825 USDOT 1148994 USDOT 3250201

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2932 KINGSVIEW BOULEVARD SE, AIRDRIE, AB, T4A 0C9
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (403) 948-6788
Cell: (403) 978-8855
Fax: (403) 948-7880
Email: terry@universalcoach.ca
Web domain: universalcoach.ca

Registration

Officers: Terry Cheng · Barbara Cheng
USDOT / docket: 2089146 · MC-730606
First registered: Oct 25, 2010
Last MCS-150: Apr 1, 2026 · 419,596 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 5, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

419,596

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 COACH LINES LTD.

UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD (USDOT 2089146) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. effective Dec 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 5, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD's USDOT number is 2089146, and its motor carrier number is MC-730606.

Is UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD's safety record?

UNIVERSAL COACH LINES LTD has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.