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UNIVERSAL INC

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Company CheckUNIVERSAL INC · DOT 1752679

36862 COMMERCE CIRCLE, TRINIDAD, CO, 81082

DOT# 1752679 MC# 846833 Trinidad, Colorado 12 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 17, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 4, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Mar 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Nov 14, 2024
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address36862 COMMERCE CIRCLE, TRINIDAD, CO, 81082

Mailing Address36862 COMMERCE CIRCLE, TRINIDAD, CO, 81082

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC846833

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating12 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

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 .55 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .09 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .18 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.25 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage832,961 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceActual

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS4.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/04/2024

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/12/2026

CompanyUPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #USXTL1274926

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet17 units

Drivers13

Mileage832,961 mi

Operating12 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total28

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total22

Out of Service1

OOS Rate4.5%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total20

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 09/04/2024

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

2023

7 · 1 OOS -

2024

17 · 3 OOS ▲

2025

14 · 0 OOS ▼

2026

5 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

2 crashes ▲

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

0 crashes =

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 Jul 2026, 25 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (4% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (2)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/14/2024	HWY 160 AT MP 445	CO	0	1	1	1	Clear	Dry	Daylight
07/30/2024	NOT IN CITY	NM	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

22 roadside violations across 25 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 13 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 3 violations · 0 OOS

Unsafe Driving 3 violations · 0 OOS

Hazardous Materials 2 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (43)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/17/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2026	CO	Full (Level I)	CORTEZ CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/13/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	TRINIDAD CO	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	US 550	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/31/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	US 550	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LA JUNTA CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/20/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/03/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONUMENT CO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FOUNTAIN CO	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/15/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-25 54 FT E OF I25 NB OFF	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/10/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	RYE CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KIM CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	KIM CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/04/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/29/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/16/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2024	CO	Full (Level I)	TRINIDAD CO	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/26/2024	KS	Walk-Around (Level II)	HAMILTON COUNTY - 075	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/23/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALAMOSA CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/22/2024	CO	Full (Level I)	TRINIDAD CO	6	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/05/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	CO	Full (Level I)	TRINIDAD CO	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT GARLAND CO	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/22/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	ALAMOSA CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/17/2024	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	TRINIDAD CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	NM	Full (Level I)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/25/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	US87 NB	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD CO	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2024	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/10/2024	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/20/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2023	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAMAR POE WB	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
11/30/2023	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/13/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	ON I-25 613 FT E OF I25 NB OFF	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	4	2	0	0	4	2	2	▲Detail
10/06/2023	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/27/2023	NM	Full (Level I)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections27

Unsafe Driving 3 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986	$4,000,000	12/02/2013	03/22/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986	$4,000,000	12/02/2013	04/25/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP77079D	$1,000,000	11/26/2013	01/12/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP77079D	$1,000,000	11/26/2013	12/04/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986K	$4,000,000	03/22/2024	03/22/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986J	$4,000,000	03/22/2023	03/22/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986J	$4,000,000	03/22/2023	04/03/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986I	$4,000,000	03/22/2022	03/22/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986H	$4,000,000	03/22/2021	03/22/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986H	$4,000,000	03/22/2021	03/24/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986G	$4,000,000	03/22/2020	03/24/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986G	$4,000,000	03/22/2020	03/22/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986F	$4,000,000	03/22/2019	03/22/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986E	$4,000,000	03/22/2018	03/22/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986E	$4,000,000	03/22/2018	03/23/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986D	$4,000,000	03/22/2017	03/22/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986D	$4,000,000	03/22/2017	04/05/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986C	$4,000,000	03/22/2016	03/22/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986B	$4,000,000	03/22/2015	03/22/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986A	$4,000,000	03/22/2014	01/12/2015	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Excess	GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	IXG417986A	$4,000,000	01/12/2015	03/22/2015	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC846833	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/03/2013	REVOKED	01/12/2015
MC846833	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/03/2013	REVOKED	01/12/2015
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/09/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2018
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/09/2018	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2018
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2024
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/07/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/25/2024
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2022
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2022
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2021
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2021
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/19/2019
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/25/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/19/2019
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2025
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2025
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/2020
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/23/2020
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2016
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/24/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2016
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2023
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/22/2023
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2017
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2017
MC846833	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2015
MC846833	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/23/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/24/2015
MC846833	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/26/2015	-	-
MC846833	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	01/26/2015	-	-

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98/100

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 98

Starts at 100−2 totalFinal 98

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−2

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

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/12/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 17 vehicles (~0.12 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−2 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 17 vehicles (~0.12 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

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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Crash Records (2)

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Inspection Records (43)

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