Carrier profile · USDOT 1484229 · MC-584866 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Unique Courier Service Corporation

76 power unitsavg 11 yrRegional · 7 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-584866 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

76Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

57Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 899-4434 Email dispatchabram@unique-cs.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

76 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

83 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 79 vehicle and 82 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.5% · 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 1.9 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

79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 7

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 76-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 76
Inspections · 24 mo: 83
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance52 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Illinois National’13–’17

National Union’18–’20

Houston Specialty’20–’24

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Aug 2025	$1M	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → May 2024	$1M	7
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 2018 → Dec 2020	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2017	$1M	6
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$1M	1
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$1M	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Dec 2011	$1M	2
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$1M	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2008	$1M	2
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jul 2007	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 76
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 57

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

32.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

16102 AIR CENTER BLVD

Top corridor

TX 76 · LA 2 · OK 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 327574 USDOT 3923661 USDOT 3957839 USDOT 76600 USDOT 325836 USDOT 3302586 USDOT 3983258 USDOT 2463089

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@unique-cs.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4148702

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16102 AIR CENTER BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77032
Mailing address: PO BOX 62627, HOUSTON, TX, 77205
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 899-4434
Fax: (832) 200-2107
Email: abram@unique-cs.com
Web domain: unique-cs.com

Registration

Officer: Javier Ortega
USDOT / docket: 1484229 · MC-584866
First registered: Apr 5, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jul 2, 2025 · 5,700,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 783945343

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,700,000

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 UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION.

UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION (USDOT 1484229) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 83 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 79 vehicle-level and 82 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 76 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 2, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION's USDOT number?

UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION's USDOT number is 1484229, and its motor carrier number is MC-584866.

Is UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION's safety record?

UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION has a 26.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 151 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION's fleet?

UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION operates 76 power units and 70 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION based?

UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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