Carrier profile · USDOT 3223377 · MC-1009225 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Universal Dedicated of Arlington Tx LLC

DBA UNIVERSAL

162 power unitsavg 4.3 yrRegional · 4 statesWARREN, MI88/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1009225 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 13.2%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 — 38 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 3.7 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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.

Thin coverage
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 162-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
Registered power units
162
Inspections · 24 mo
45
Annualized
≈23 / yr
Coverage
≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

8%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
65%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
23%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
  • 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
  • 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
  • 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
  • 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 27, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

0ELD device issues
0No log / no ELD
1False logs
4Drove over hours

Crash history· 37 total · 8 in 24 mo

37
Total crashes
8
In last 24 mo
1
Fatal
14
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20263122
20252011
20247035
20234004
20227036
20219028
20195034
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 25, 2026TX11No
Jun 8, 2026TX01Yes
Jan 29, 2026TX00Yes
Apr 26, 2025TX01No
Feb 9, 2025TX00Yes
Nov 3, 2024TX01Yes
Oct 9, 2024TX00Yes
Sep 20, 2024TX01No
Jul 14, 2024TX00Yes
May 14, 2024TX00Yes
May 14, 2024IN00Yes
Jan 23, 2024TX02No
Sep 30, 2023TX00Yes
Jun 29, 2023TX00Yes
Feb 26, 2023TX00Yes
Feb 20, 2023TX00Yes
Nov 23, 2022OK01Yes
Jul 19, 2022TX00Yes
May 12, 2022TX01Yes
May 4, 2022TX01No
Mar 18, 2022TX00Yes
Mar 1, 2022OK00Yes
Jan 25, 2022MT00Yes
Dec 7, 2021TX00Yes
Sep 30, 2021CA02Yes