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UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP

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Company CheckUNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP · DOT 1188165

5330 STADIUM TRACE PARKWAY #200, HOOVER, AL, 35244

DOT# 1188165 MC# 474436 Hoover, Alabama 22 years

MOTOR CARRIER

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2

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Public record

3 events tracked · latest Sep 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 2

Jun 20, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 1, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Company Information

Legal NameUNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP

DOT Number1188165

MC Number474436

Entity TypeMotor Carrier

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationHoover, Alabama

Added11/19/2003

MCS-15004/06/2026

Contact Details

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EmailSign in to view

Physical Address5330 STADIUM TRACE PARKWAY #200, HOOVER, AL, 35244

Mailing Address5330 STADIUM TRACE PRKWAY #200, HOOVER, AL, 35244

Other Companies at This Address

Address5330 STADIUM TRACE PARKWAY #200, HOOVER, AL 35244

1

Others here

2

Distinct phones

2

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
UNIVERSAL CARRIER GROUP this company	1188165	Sign in	Active
UNIVERSAL FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC	2230602	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC474436

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerNot Active

Operating22 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage20,000 miles

Mileage Year2022

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/14/2006

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

Last checked09/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeMotor Carrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers1

Mileage20,000 mi

Operating22 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total2

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Last FMCSA Review: 12/14/2006 | Rated: 12/21/2006

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2025

2 · 0 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2025, 2 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (2)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
06/20/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/01/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	PARIS TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections2

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	CANAL INSURANCE CO.	401492	$1,000,000	11/25/2003	01/20/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA952895728	$750,000	10/12/2021	07/23/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	CA952895728	$750,000	10/12/2021	07/27/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	FA22MOT02214300	$750,000	07/23/2022	03/07/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 0684110	$750,000	04/29/2004	01/17/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	2791001AR007840G	$0	02/22/2008	04/04/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LLT100678	$0	02/15/2007	01/18/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TRK-6008861-1	$750,000	01/18/2009	01/18/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CTO0117384	$1,000,000	01/18/2008	01/18/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LLT100678	$750,000	01/18/2007	01/18/2008	Cancelled
34	CARGO	LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	LLT100678	$0	01/18/2007	02/15/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	LOV2001721SNSIC	$1,000,000	01/18/2006	01/18/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 67 23	$750,000	01/17/2005	01/17/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 67 23	$750,000	01/17/2005	03/03/2005	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 068 67 23	$750,000	01/17/2005	01/18/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 0684110	$750,000	01/15/2004	05/21/2004	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	BA 0684110	$750,000	01/15/2004	04/29/2004	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	MR-9143M372-14-CAG	$750,000	01/14/2014	10/12/2021	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC474436	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/17/2007
MC474436	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/22/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/18/2006
MC474436	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/11/2003	REVOKED	01/28/2008
MC474436	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/30/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/25/2022
MC474436	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/26/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/05/2004
MC474436	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	04/25/2014	REVOKED	03/13/2023
MC474436	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/04/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/01/2005
MC474436	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/20/2009	REVOKED	01/27/2014

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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