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Carrier profile · USDOT 3449362 · MC-1122511 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD

12 power unitsCALGARY, AB

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1122511 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Carrier verification summary for UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD

UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD (USDOT 3449362) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD (USDOT 3449362) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD (USDOT 3449362) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 15, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD (USDOT 3449362) 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.

UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD (USDOT 3449362) reports 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 28, 2023.

UNIVERSAL FREIGHTWAY LTD (USDOT 3449362) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 12 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

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: 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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Royal Sun’21–’22

Atlantic Specialty’22–’23

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CD	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CD	Aug 2020 → Nov 2020	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

CALGARY, AB

326-3770 WESTWINDS DR NE

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 326-3770 WESTWINDS DR NE, CALGARY, AB, T3J 5H3
Mailing address: UNIT 326 3770 WESTWINDS DR NE, CALGARY, AB, T3J 5M7
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (403) 992-8009
Email: universal freightway ltd

Registration

Officer: Simerjeet Aulakh
USDOT / docket: 3449362 · MC-1122511
First registered: Jul 6, 2020
Last MCS-150: Aug 28, 2023 · 988,985 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

988,985

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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