Carrier profile · USDOT 2669102 · MC-1602875 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Unity Courier Service Inc

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8 power unitsavg 4 yrLocal · 2 statesBURBANK, CA66/100

BROKER AUTHORITY ACTIVEMC-1602875 BROKER ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.0Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(323) 255-9800 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 3

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 157 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

156 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Dec 26, 2025.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 52 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.3% · 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 3.0 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

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
376.11 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 27
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

4.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

85.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 60 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections

Home base

BURBANK, CA

7555 N SAN FERNANDO RD

Most inspections: CA

60 inspections

CA 60 · NV 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 16130 USDOT 183949Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 16130 USDOT 1973209 USDOT 3317390 USDOT 3616965 USDOT 299073 USDOT 1930743 USDOT 3134299 USDOT 440672

Shares a company officer with other carriers

melissa king — 6 carriers: USDOT 850442 USDOT 3378228 USDOT 3760220 USDOT 4246122 USDOT 4370809

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 7555 N SAN FERNANDO RD, BURBANK, CA, 91505
Mailing address: PO BOX 10909, BURBANK, CA, 91505
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (323) 255-9800
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: unitycourier.com

Registration

Officers: Bill Dougherty · Melissa King
USDOT / docket: 2669102 · MC-1602875
First registered: Jun 12, 2015
Last MCS-150: Feb 8, 2024 · 1,091,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,091,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 52 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

35violation records

7OOS-tagged records

4 of 52inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

138%1 / 13

Lights

1010%1 / 10

Other vehicle maintenance

729%2 / 7

Hours of service

367%2 / 3

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

13%Nov 24 to May 253 / 24

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 15

8%Nov 25 to May 261 / 13

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (9 of 35 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
390.21TE-LCMVINFO USDOT number marking on vehicle2

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390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
376.11D1 Other violation1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B4 Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9AA1 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
392.9BA-NOREGINTER Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.106B-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.3B2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC.

UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC (USDOT 2669102) has a Vektor safety score of 66/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active broker authority but no active for-hire carrier authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 52 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 8, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 2669102, and its motor carrier number is MC-1602875.

Is UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC's safety record?

UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 157 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 66/100 (tier: review).