UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC Safety Record
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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.
- Registered power units
- 165
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 293
- Annualized
- ≈147 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-07-01
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 Driving205
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance80 · 22 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 36 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance37 · 11 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance29 · 2 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance25 · 1 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 6 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance12
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11
ELD & hours-of-service
39 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent 06/10/2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 60% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 114 total · 11 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/15/2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/09/2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 10/27/2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No |
| 10/08/2025 | MN | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 08/13/2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 05/28/2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/19/2025 | OH | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 02/03/2025 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/23/2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/15/2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 08/08/2024 | IA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/15/2024 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/05/2024 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/05/2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 01/09/2024 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 11/07/2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 08/14/2023 | OH | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 05/16/2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 01/31/2023 | MI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| 09/16/2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 07/28/2022 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 04/21/2022 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 03/14/2022 | FL | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| 12/22/2021 | NE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| 12/08/2021 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |