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UNIVERSAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS LTD

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Company CheckUNIVERSAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS LTD · DOT 1269426

DBA: LCL NORTH AMERICA

18290 ANDOVER PARK WEST SUITE A, TUKWILA, WA, 98188

DOT# 1269426 MC# 490662 Tukwila, Washington 22 years

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1

Power Units

1

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

0

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Nov 3, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Company Information

Legal NameUNIVERSAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS LTD

DBA NameLCL NORTH AMERICA

DOT Number1269426

MC Number490662

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationTukwila, Washington

Added07/22/2004

MCS-15002/26/2019

Contact Details

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Physical Address18290 ANDOVER PARK WEST SUITE A, TUKWILA, WA, 98188

Mailing Address18290 ANDOVER PARK WEST SUITE A, TUKWILA, WA, 98188

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusNot on file

On File (FMCSA)None on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/20/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked11/03/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeAMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION

Contact☎ (609) 243-4200
🌐 munichre.com

Filings on record4

Bond cancelled Jul 29, 2019 by AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION. This company's broker authority is not currently active. FMCSA requires every broker to keep a $75,000 bond on file; after a cancellation, operating authority is typically revoked within weeks. Confirm current status in FMCSA's official records before booking.

Bond history

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONOct 2013 to Jul 2019 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATIONFeb 2012 to Oct 2013 · replaced

NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANYMay 2006 to May 2010 · CANCELLED

XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYMay 2005 to May 2006 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC490662

CommonNot Active

ContractInactive

BrokerInactive

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.

Drivers

1

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

1

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

AmountNone on file

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/20/2026

CompanyAGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #MXI93025428

Last checked11/03/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

Operating22 years

MCS-15002/2019

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	70361054	$0	10/01/2013	07/29/2019	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI98205275	$0	06/27/2006	10/27/2010	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	523180100	$1,000,000	06/27/2005	10/27/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	CM009312	$1,000,000	05/28/2004	06/27/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	CM009312	$1,000,000	05/28/2004	07/30/2005	Cancelled
84	SURETY	NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	91673	$0	05/11/2006	05/10/2010	Cancelled
84	SURETY	XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	8392652	$0	05/11/2005	05/11/2006	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	036	$0	02/23/2012	10/01/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC490662	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/05/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/18/2005
MC490662	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/23/2004	REVOKED	11/02/2010
MC490662	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	05/17/2005	REVOKED	05/17/2010
MC490662	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/14/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/26/2006
MC490662	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	02/24/2012	REVOKED	08/05/2019

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90/100

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, from 100 to 90

90

−10

Starts at 100−10 totalFinal 90

MCS-150 update overdue−10

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

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

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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