Carrier profile · USDOT 3223534 · MC-1023151 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC

4 power unitsavg 16.1 yrRegional · 5 statesLYNWOOD, CA58/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1023151 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(213) 804-3751 Email dispatchinfo.universetransportation@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 8 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.1 yr

Model years 2000–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 41.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 22.8 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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

≈1.9 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 10 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Qualitas’19–’20

Qualitas’21–’25

2019202120232025now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2025	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2020	$750K	4
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.1 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

58.8%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

LYNWOOD, CA

3352 TECUMSEH AVE

Top corridor

CA 5 · AZ 4 · LA 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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 (17 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 156237 USDOT 4301804 USDOT 2472678 USDOT 4025824 USDOT 4443901 USDOT 4445687

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3352 TECUMSEH AVE, LYNWOOD, CA, 90262
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (213) 804-3751
Email: info.universetransportation@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Rafael Perez · Lorena Valenzuela-Guardado
USDOT / docket: 3223534 · MC-1023151
First registered: Dec 17, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2026 · 400,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Apr 5, 2021
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,000

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 UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC.

UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3223534) has a Vektor safety score of 58/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 5, 2021 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3223534, and its motor carrier number is MC-1023151.

Is UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

UNIVERSE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 18.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 58/100 (tier: high_risk).