Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 453486 · MC-181004
UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC
DBA UNIVERSAL
4 power unitsWARREN, MI
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-181004 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 35 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal1212
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
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC safe to work with?
Is UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC safe to load? UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC (USDOT 453486, MC-181004) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in WARREN, MI, operating 4 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 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
UOUNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC 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
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+7 earlier
National Union · 92–03
American Home · 03–05
Cherokee · 05–19
19922021
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.
10 insurer eras · collapsed from 33 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2020 → Feb 2021 | $1M | 1 |
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2005 → Jan 2019 | $1M | 22 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Jan 2005 → Dec 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF LOUISIANA | Jan 2005 → Jan 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Jan 2005 → Jan 2006 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Feb 2003 → Feb 2003 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF LOUISIANA | Jan 2003 → Jan 2003 | $1M | 1 |
| AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. | Jan 2003 → Jan 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF LOUISIANA | Jan 2003 → Mar 2004 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Sep 1992 → Feb 2003 | $1M | 2 |
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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)
- —
- 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
WARREN, MI
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@universallogistics.com — 27 carriers: USDOT 203223USDOT 223573USDOT 506498USDOT 614543USDOT 1141719USDOT 1162977USDOT 1408051USDOT 1712537
Shares a company officer with other carriers
donald berquist — 2 carriers: USDOT 948743
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 12755 EAST 9 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48089
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (586) 920-0100
- Fax
- (586) 467-1408
- Web domain
- universallogistics.com
Registration
- Officers
- Donald Berquist · Dan Cummings
- USDOT / docket
- 453486 · MC-181004
- First registered
- 07/26/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 12/23/2020 · 39,039,648 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 76882666
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 UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC's USDOT number?
UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC's USDOT number is 453486, and its motor carrier number is MC-181004.
Is UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC's fleet?
UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC operates 4 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC based?
UNIVERSAL ON-DEMAND INC is based in WARREN, MI.