Carrier profile · USDOT 2872165 · MC-963251 · Updated Jul 15, 2026

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC

171 power unitsavg 3 yrNational · 18 statesROMULUS, MI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-963251 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

171Power units

102 observed · MCS-150

158Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.0Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 777-5555 Email dispatchsafety@universaltrans.us

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

171 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

255 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 112 vehicle and 255 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 11.7 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

239 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 20

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 171-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 171
Inspections · 24 mo: 255
Annualized: ≈128 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving113 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance60 · 15 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance59 · 52 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance54 · 11 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance18 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 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 / 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Auto Owners’17–’18

Amerisure’18–’21

Ace Property’21–’22

Obsidian’22–’24

Prime’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	6
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
COMPASS SPECIALTY INSURANCE RRG, INC.	Apr 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	2
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2021	$750K	8
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 171
Observed power (24 mo): 102
Trailers (towed): 158

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

35.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

255

MI busiest

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

Home base

ROMULUS, MI

7010 MIDDLEBELT RD

Top corridor

MI 62 · KY 47 · OH 44

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: 24 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4299645 USDOT 4554160 USDOT 4478175 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 1998214 USDOT 2596750 USDOT 215732 USDOT 3465297Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (49 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1912531 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3743223 USDOT 4299645 USDOT 4554160 USDOT 2004222 USDOT 1430510 USDOT 3456838

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@universaltrans.us — 2 carriers: USDOT 3529963

Shares a company officer with other carriers

francisko sheko — 2 carriers: USDOT 3538859

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

171

Observed (24 mo)

102

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: 7010 MIDDLEBELT RD, ROMULUS, MI, 48174
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (313) 777-5555
Fax: (313) 930-6172
Email: safety@universaltrans.us
Web domain: universaltrans.us

Registration

Officers: Kayla Bodart · Francisko Sheko
USDOT / docket: 2872165 · MC-963251
First registered: Mar 30, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 24, 2026 · 20,955,337 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

171

Power units

165

Drivers

165

CDL drivers

20,955,337

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 TRANSPORT II LLC.

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC (USDOT 2872165) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 15, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 15, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from EMERALD BAY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 15, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 15, 2026.

The carrier received 255 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 112 vehicle-level and 255 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 15, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 15, 2026.

It reports 171 power units and 165 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 15, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC's USDOT number is 2872165, and its motor carrier number is MC-963251.

Is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 15, 2026, UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC's safety record?

UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC has a 41.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 373 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).