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UNIVERSAL TRAFFIC SERVICE INC

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Company CheckUNIVERSAL TRAFFIC SERVICE INC · DOT 2214184

5500 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49512

DOT# 2214184 MC# 209839 Grand Rapids, Michigan 38 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$75,000 bond

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Physical Address5500 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49512

Mailing Address5500 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49512

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 StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/09/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/18/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeSOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN

Contact☎ (212) 551-0600
🌐 swgins.com

Filings on record7

Bond history

SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANsince Oct 1, 2013 · active

SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANApr 2013 to Oct 2013 · replaced

CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCEMar 2006 to Feb 2006 · replaced

US BANK, NAFeb 2006 to Apr 2013 · replaced

AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANYMar 2004 to Mar 2006 · replaced

CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORPORATIONMar 2000 to Mar 2004 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-PROPERTY BROKER;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationC - Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

DocketMC209839

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating38 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 PartnerYes

Insurance

Amount$75,000 bond

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/09/2026

CompanySOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN

Policy #13559

Last checked09/18/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeBroker

Operating38 years

MCS-15010/2025

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	SOUTHWEST MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPAN	13559	$0	04/17/2013	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORPORATION	LP758394	$0	03/03/2000	03/03/2004	Cancelled
84	SURETY	AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	GPA 38397	$0	03/03/1997	03/04/2000	Cancelled
84	SURETY	TIG PREMIER INSURANCE CO.	TPI 03776877	$0	03/03/1993	05/04/1997	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	CALIFORNIA FACTORS & FINANCE		$0	03/01/2006	02/28/2006	Replaced
84	SURETY	AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY	194888	$0	03/01/2004	03/01/2006	Replaced
85	TRUST FUND	US BANK, NA	NONE	$0	02/28/2006	04/17/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC209839	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/14/2005	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/13/2005
MC209839	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	07/20/1988	TRANSFERRED	09/21/1992
MC209839	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/30/2000	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/28/2000
MC209839	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	03/30/1998	-	-
MC209839	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/2004	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/15/2004
MC209839	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	01/21/1993	REVOKED	07/22/1997

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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.

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

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.

UNIVERSAL TRAFFIC SERVICE INC

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