Carrier profile · USDOT 4344065 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Universal Window Coverings Inc

11 power unitsavg 4.9 yrRegional · 3 statesORLANDO, FL94/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.9Avg age (yr)

2016–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(407) 704-0623 Email dispatchDOUGK@UNIVERSALWC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2016–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 13 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 16.7 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 Feb '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 10
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

4.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

ORLANDO, FL

12139 SCIENCE DR

Top corridor

FL 10 · GA 2 · NC 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3305309

Shares a company officer with other carriers

douglas kern — 3 carriers: USDOT 907367 USDOT 1667526

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12139 SCIENCE DR, ORLANDO, FL, 32826-3232
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (407) 704-0623
Email: dougk@universalwc.com
Web domain: universalwc.com

Registration

Officers: Douglas Kern · Andrew Elliot
USDOT / docket: 4344065
First registered: Jan 9, 2025
Last MCS-150: Nov 24, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

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 WINDOW COVERINGS INC.

UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC (USDOT 4344065) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 24, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC's USDOT number is 4344065.

Is UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC's fleet?

UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC operates 11 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC based?

UNIVERSAL WINDOW COVERINGS INC is based in ORLANDO, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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