Carrier profile · USDOT 2998072 · MC-95121 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Universal Towing & Transport LLC

2 power unitsMONCKS CORNER, SC50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-95121 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(843) 964-0697 Email dispatchUNIVERSALTOWING.SC@GMAIL.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.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Northern’18–’20

Canal’20–’21

North America’22–’24

Columbia’24–’25

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 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 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Mar 2022 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → Aug 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
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

MONCKS CORNER, SC

225 CANDLEWOOD LN

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tristen simmons — 3 carriers: USDOT 2873847 USDOT 3294030

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 225 CANDLEWOOD LN, MONCKS CORNER, SC, 29461
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (843) 964-0697
Email: universaltowing.sc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Tristen Simmons
USDOT / docket: 2998072 · MC-95121
First registered: Apr 18, 2017
Last MCS-150: Apr 2, 2026 · 63,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 80922530

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

63,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC.

UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2998072) 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 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2998072, and its motor carrier number is MC-95121.

Is UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC based?

UNIVERSAL TOWING & TRANSPORT LLC is based in MONCKS CORNER, SC.

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