Carrier profile · USDOT 1188165 · MC-474436 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP

2 power unitsavg 2.7 yrLocal · 1 statesHOOVER, AL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-474436 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.7Avg age (yr)

2023–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(931) 695-3182 Email dispatchPGFORD@ULSERVICES.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 23 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.7 yr

Model years 2023–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 2-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Maxum’09–’14

Travelers Connecticut’14–’21

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Oct 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	2
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jan 2014 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Jan 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2008	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jan 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2004 → Jan 2006	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Jan 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
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

2.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2023

Oldest model yr

100%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

HOOVER, AL

5330 STADIUM TRACE PARKWAY #200

Top corridor

TN ⇄ AL

TN 2

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 839281 USDOT 2822101 USDOT 4230251

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ulservices.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 839281

Shares a company officer with other carriers

george campbell — 16 carriers: USDOT 890478 USDOT 1661295 USDOT 1795698 USDOT 2168655 USDOT 2183460 USDOT 2364726 USDOT 3214497 USDOT 3355598

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5330 STADIUM TRACE PARKWAY #200, HOOVER, AL, 35244
Mailing address: 5330 STADIUM TRACE PRKWAY #200, HOOVER, AL, 35244
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (931) 695-3182
Cell: (615) 478-2876
Email: pgford@ulservices.com
Web domain: ulservices.com

Registration

Officers: George Campbell · Cyril Belton
USDOT / docket: 1188165 · MC-474436
First registered: Nov 19, 2003
Last MCS-150: Apr 6, 2026 · 20,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 21, 2006
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

20,000

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 UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP.

UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP (USDOT 1188165) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 21, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP's USDOT number is 1188165, and its motor carrier number is MC-474436.

Is UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP's safety record?

UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.