Carrier profile · USDOT 3640478 · MC-1250735 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC

3 power unitsavg 8.2 yrMulti-region · 14 statesCOLUMBIA, SC0/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1250735 ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(914) 826-3264 Email dispatchinfo@shippuni.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 29, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFederal Out-of-Service Order

Watch · 2

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.Driver out-of-service rate well above average37.5% 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-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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

8.2 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

Denial of Access · ordered Jul 9, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

24 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 37.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 24 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 25.0 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

24 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

≈4.0 / 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: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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 Compliance22 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 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
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 → Mar 2024	$750K	4

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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): 12
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

57.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBIA, SC

133 BLAKESMOOR RD

Top corridor

PA ⇄ SC

PA 5 · TN 3 · GA 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

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

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3847222 USDOT 4263713 USDOT 4438536 USDOT 3417507 USDOT 4049855 USDOT 4470621 USDOT 105234 USDOT 3036051

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

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: info@shippuni.com
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: Not rated
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

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 SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC.

SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC (USDOT 3640478) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 29, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Jul 29, 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 as of Jul 29, 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 Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 29, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 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?

As of Jul 29, 2026, SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC's safety record?

SHIPPING UNIVERSE LLC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).