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Company CheckUNIVERSAL-BACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC · DOT 2213471

724 MIDDLE STREET, MIDDLETOWN, CT, 06457

DOT# 2213471 MC# 191445 Middletown, Connecticut 40 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

1 events tracked · latest Sep 12, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address724 MIDDLE STREET, MIDDLETOWN, CT, 06457

Mailing AddressPO BOX 371, EAST BERLIN, CT, 06023

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 · 06/11/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/12/2026

TypeTrust Fund (BMC-85)

Surety / TrusteeUS BANK, NA

Contact☎ (800) 872-2657
🌐 usbank.com

Filings on record15

Bond cancelled Jan 1, 2024 by GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY. 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

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Jan 2024 to Jan 2025 · replaced

GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANYJan 2021 to Jan 2024 · CANCELLED

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYJan 2017 to Jan 2021 · replaced

SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANOct 2013 to Jan 2017 · replaced

US BANK, NAOct 2009 to Feb 2013 · replaced

NGM INSURANCE COMPANYApr 2008 to Oct 2009 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC191445

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating40 years

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

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/11/2026

CompanySURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #3529597

Last checked09/12/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating40 years

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
85	TRUST FUND	US BANK, NA	25535	$0	10/14/2009	02/28/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN	13460	$0	10/01/2013	01/01/2017	Replaced
84	SURETY	NGM INSURANCE COMPANY	S-265747	$0	04/28/2008	10/14/2009	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	69483626	$0	04/28/2003	04/28/2008	Replaced
84	SURETY	CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY	191445	$0	04/23/2002	04/28/2003	Replaced
84	SURETY	CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY	191445	$0	04/23/2002	05/17/2003	Transferred
84	SURETY	CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY	FA04403	$0	04/23/1999	04/23/2002	Replaced
84	SURETY	CONTRACTOR'S BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY	FA04403	$0	04/23/1999	04/28/2002	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	SUMMIT NATIONAL BANK		$0	03/04/1988	01/14/1997	Replaced
84	SURETY	SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN	13460	$0	02/28/2013	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANC COMPANY OF FL	LPM0408747	$0	01/14/1997	05/06/1999	Cancelled
84	SURETY	GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	5318339	$0	01/01/2024	01/01/2025	Replaced
84	SURETY	GRAY CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY	GSC0600960	$0	01/01/2021	01/01/2024	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1001075996	$0	01/01/2017	01/01/2021	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	1001075996	$0	01/01/2017	01/30/2021	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC191445	PROPERTY BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/14/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/30/1987
MC191445	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	06/25/1986	TRANSFERRED	04/29/2003
MC191445	PROPERTY BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/02/1999	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/1999
MC191445	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	04/29/2003	-	-
MC191445	PROPERTY BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/21/1988	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/31/1988
MC191445	HOUSEHOLD GOODS BROKER	GRANTED	01/28/2004	-	-

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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

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Active broker authority

Holds active broker authority.

Broker bond (BMC-84) on file

Active broker authority on file, FMCSA requires a BMC-84 surety bond ($75K) to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

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.

UNIVERSAL-BACH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

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