Carrier profile · USDOT 3640478 · MC-1250735 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Shipping Universe LLC

3 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 18 statesCOLUMBIA, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1250735 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(914) 826-3264 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average37.9% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

3 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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40 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 1, 2026.

Safety

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 37.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 23.3 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 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

≈4.8 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance23 · 7 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive’22–’24

Canal’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	6
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Feb 2024	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

72.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Pennsylvania: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 3 inspections
Georgia: 3 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Texas: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Maryland: 1 inspections
Montana: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections

Home base

COLUMBIA, SC

133 BLAKESMOOR RD

Most inspections: PA

5 inspections

PA 5 · TN 3 · GA 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 6 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3448432 USDOT 4470621 USDOT 782946 USDOT 1133590 USDOT 4045600 USDOT 4438536 USDOT 4491768 USDOT 4177218Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3417507 USDOT 3448432 USDOT 4049855 USDOT 4470621 USDOT 3847222 USDOT 4263713 USDOT 4438536 USDOT 782946

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carolene springer — 2 carriers: USDOT 4078274

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 133 BLAKESMOOR RD, COLUMBIA, SC, 29223
Mailing address: 14TH SOUTH ST UNIT 29, DANBURY, CT, 06810
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (914) 826-3264
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: shippuni.com

Registration

Officer: Carolene Springer
USDOT / docket: 3640478 · MC-1250735
First registered: May 21, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jan 14, 2026 · 220,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Oct 18, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

220,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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

1 of 13 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

105violation records

20OOS-tagged records

1 of 13inspections 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.

Hours of service

4025%10 / 40

Unsafe driving

388%3 / 38

Other vehicle maintenance

110%0 / 11

Driver fitness

786%6 / 7

Lights

70%0 / 7

Brakes

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 5

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 6

Top 3 codes (22 of 105 records)

395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing9
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer7
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle4
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation4
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle3
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.4A-DOSU Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B4 Driver not qualified1
391.11B5-DNL Driver not qualified1
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.16B-DPASS Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSNC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.67C7V-F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPDIT Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNC Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3B1-HOSPRNC Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1PC-OOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC.

SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC (USDOT 3640478) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 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 3, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 18, 2026 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC's USDOT number?

SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC's USDOT number is 3640478, and its motor carrier number is MC-1250735.

Is SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC's safety record?

SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).