Carrier profile · USDOT 3330935 · MC-1061460 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Universal Logistics of Virginia LLC

DBA ESTES DEDICATED

522 power unitsavg 4.6 yrNational · 22 statesRICHMOND, VA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1061460 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

522Power units

337 observed · MCS-150

262Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(804) 353-1900 Email dispatchdonnie.hughes@estes-express.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average51.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo51.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

32 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo51.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

32 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

522 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

566 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 51.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 437 vehicle and 566 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

59.2% · 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 17.5 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

549 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 38

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

Registered power units: 522
Inspections · 24 mo: 566
Annualized: ≈283 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving289 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance183 · 62 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance145 · 121 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance86 · 85 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance65 · 18 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving63 · 59 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance57 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance57 · 6 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance57 · 53 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance42 · 2 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

American Hallmark’19–’21

Incline’21–’25

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Jun 2025	$1M	3
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Sep 2019 → Dec 2021	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 522
Observed power (24 mo): 337
Trailers (towed): 262

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

34.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

566

MD busiest

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

Home base

RICHMOND, VA

1501 N HAMILTON ST

Top corridor

MD ⇄ VA

MD 209 · TX 95 · NC 48

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: 38 trucks also ran under 17 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 334286 USDOT 1161134 USDOT 1762766 USDOT 1848667 USDOT 1137444 USDOT 199869 USDOT 318756 USDOT 1796052Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 79 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 51938 USDOT 516243 USDOT 670832 USDOT 374 USDOT 165084 USDOT 3676599 USDOT 120195 USDOT 712544

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@estes-express.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 20293 USDOT 121018 USDOT 1762766 USDOT 1848667

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

522

Observed (24 mo)

337

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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: 1501 N HAMILTON ST, RICHMOND, VA, 23230
Mailing address: PO BOX 6875, RICHMOND, VA, 23230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (804) 353-1900
Email: donnie.hughes@estes-express.com
Web domain: estes-express.com

Registration

Officers: Steve Sproles · Bobby Speight
USDOT / docket: 3330935 · MC-1061460
First registered: Sep 5, 2019
Last MCS-150: Jul 18, 2025 · 21,000,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.21
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

522

Power units

483

Drivers

453

CDL drivers

21,000,000

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 LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC.

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC (USDOT 3330935) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 51.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 566 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 437 vehicle-level and 566 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 32 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 522 power units and 483 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC's USDOT number is 3330935, and its motor carrier number is MC-1061460.

Is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC has a 51.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 929 roadside inspections, with 32 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC's fleet?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC operates 522 power units and 483 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC based?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC is based in RICHMOND, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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