Small fleet
16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Small fleet
16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
11.7 yr
Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (USDOT 2275822) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.
It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.
It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 2275822, and its motor carrier number is MC-777396.
As of Jun 21, 2026, UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC operates 16 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is based in ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.
Comparable carriers around Elk Grove Village and across Illinois
21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 3
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2024 → Mar 2026 | $750K | 2 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Mar 2019 → Mar 2024 | $750K | 6 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Mar 2017 → Mar 2019 | $750K | 3 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2016 → Mar 2017 | $750K | 1 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN | Mar 2015 → Mar 2016 | $750K | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Mar 2013 → Mar 2015 | $750K | 5 |
| GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2012 → Mar 2013 | $750K | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 7 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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