Carrier profile · USDOT 4292328 · MC-1670397 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC

DBA UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL MI

660 power unitsavg 12.2 yrNational · 21 statesWARREN, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1670397 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

660Power units

171 observed · MCS-150

173Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 233-9445 Email dispatchpcanaday@universallogistics.com/

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

660 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

215 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 135 vehicle and 215 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.8 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

215 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 22

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 660-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 660
Inspections · 24 mo: 215
Annualized: ≈108 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving85 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance58 · 21 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 13 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$300K BIPD last filed ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Cherokee’24–now

202420252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Jan 2026	$300K	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 660
Observed power (24 mo): 171
Trailers (towed): 173

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

16.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

215

MI busiest

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

Home base

WARREN, MI

12755 E 9 MILE RD

Top corridor

MI 46 · OH 26 · KS 25

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: 14 trucks also ran under 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 484360 USDOT 3150703 USDOT 3372775 USDOT 3722735 USDOT 1162977 USDOT 85508 USDOT 1896780 USDOT 4292331Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 55 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3388833 USDOT 3496935 USDOT 3574209 USDOT 3715393 USDOT 2482938 USDOT 3372775 USDOT 85508 USDOT 1162977

Shares a company officer with other carriers

keri lowe/phillip canaday — 2 carriers: USDOT 4292331

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

660

Observed (24 mo)

171

Shared w/ other carriers

100

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: 12755 E 9 MILE RD, WARREN, MI, 48089
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 233-9445
Email: pcanaday@universallogistics.com/
Web domain: universallogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Keri Lowe Phillip Canaday · Steven Fitzpatrick
USDOT / docket: 4292328 · MC-1670397
First registered: Sep 6, 2024
Last MCS-150: Mar 20, 2025 · 990,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

660

Power units

559

Drivers

559

CDL drivers

990,000

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 UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC.

UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC (USDOT 4292328) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 215 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 135 vehicle-level and 215 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 660 power units and 559 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 20, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC's USDOT number?

UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC's USDOT number is 4292328, and its motor carrier number is MC-1670397.

Is UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC's safety record?

UNIVERSMICHIGAN LLC has a 31.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 215 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).