Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
12 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
UNIVERSE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2458630) 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 holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 17, 2025.
It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
UNIVERSE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2458630, and its motor carrier number is MC-849264.
As of Jun 13, 2026, UNIVERSE EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
UNIVERSE EXPRESS LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
UNIVERSE EXPRESS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
UNIVERSE EXPRESS LLC is based in LOUISVILLE, KY.
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Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
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 adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2024 → Sep 2025 | $1M | 3 |
| DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA | May 2024 → Sep 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2023 → Jun 2024 | $1M | 2 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2022 → May 2023 | $1M | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | May 2020 → May 2020 | $1M | 2 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2018 → May 2020 | $1M | 3 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2017 → May 2018 | $1M | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Dec 2016 → May 2017 | $1M | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO. | Dec 2015 → Oct 2016 | $1M | 1 |
| ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2014 → Dec 2015 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Dec 2013 → Dec 2013 | $1M | 2 |
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.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
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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