Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3297231 · MC-1045152
UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC
DBA UBS
3 power unitsDES MOINES, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1045152 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power 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 7 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 5
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority77 yr active
since 2019Insurance (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
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC safe to work with?
Is UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC safe to load? UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3297231, MC-1045152) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in DES MOINES, IA, operating 3 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 7 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: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
UBUNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC 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.
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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 / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Canal · 19–21
20192024
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jun 2023 → Jan 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2022 → Jun 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF MID-AMERICA | Jun 2021 → Jun 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2019 → Jun 2021 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- 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
DES MOINES, IA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
abdirizak ahmed — 7 carriers: USDOT 3088906USDOT 3527094USDOT 3574083USDOT 3625725USDOT 3810321USDOT 4320198
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 1710 12TH ST, DES MOINES, IA, 50314
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (515) 525-5550
- Fax
- (515) 525-5550
- ubsfreight@gmail.com
Registration
- Officer
- Abdirizak Ahmed
- USDOT / docket
- 3297231 · MC-1045152
- First registered
- 06/09/2019
- Last MCS-150
- 12/28/2022 · 47,364 mi (2022)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?
UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3297231, and its motor carrier number is MC-1045152.
Is UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC's fleet?
UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC operates 3 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC based?
UNITED BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC is based in DES MOINES, IA.