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Company CheckUNIVERSAL TRANS EXPRESS INC · DOT 4189909

867 KENT CIR, BARTLETT, IL, 60103

DOT# 4189909 MC# 1645643 Bartlett, Illinois 2 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

9 events tracked · latest Sep 11, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 7

Jul 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Jul 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Sep 12, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.
Aug 11, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Jun 11, 2025
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION COMMON.

Insurance 2

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).
Oct 8, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address867 KENT CIR, BARTLETT, IL, 60103

Mailing Address867 KENT CIR, BARTLETT, IL, 60103

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1645643

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating2 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 6.08 · 7 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .2 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure .17 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 3.25 · 12 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage67,001 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS2.4% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS13.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/23/2026

CompanyAMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #KMC1067036

Last checked09/11/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet15 units

Drivers13

Mileage67,001 mi

Operating2 years

MCS-15005/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total41

Out of Service1

OOS Rate2.4%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total22

Out of Service3

OOS Rate13.6%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

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

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

16 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

29 · 1 OOS ▼

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

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, 47 inspections, 5 resulted in out-of-service (10.6% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

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
08/11/2025	THREE RIVERS	MI	0	0	1	3	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

36 roadside violations across 47 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 18 violations · 5 OOS

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 1 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 2 violations · 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 (47)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/28/2026	CO	Full (Level I)	DUMONT CO	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
07/20/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	OK	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	WATERTOWN WI	3	1	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
06/11/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH PLATTE NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/24/2026	CO	Full (Level I)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST. LOUIS MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/16/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	UT	Full (Level I)	ECHO UT	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	LOMA CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/09/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/07/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHLAND NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2026	KY	Driver-Only (Level III)	SHEPHERDSVILLE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/18/2026	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	020 - MARION - I-57 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/17/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	UNADILLA GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/12/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	AZ	Driver-Only (Level III)	KINGMAN AZ	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2026	KS	Driver-Only (Level III)	LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/21/2026	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	HIGH RIDGE MO	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2026	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	ON PETE V DOMENICI INTERNATION	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2026	IL	Full (Level I)	033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/30/2026	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	ASHBURN GA	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/18/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAFAYETTE IN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/29/2025	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/26/2025	UT	Driver-Only (Level III)	ST. GEORGE UT	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/20/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	JOPLIN MO	2	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	28 - I80 WB MM 44 AVOCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	KINGMAN AZ	2	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	I-15 @MOUNTAIN PASS JPOE,CVEF	2	1	0	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2025	MO	Full (Level I)	JOPLIN MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FORT MORGAN CO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2025	IN	Driver-Only (Level III)	COLUMBUS IN	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ST CLAIR MO	3	2	0	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/06/2024	IA	Full (Level I)	02 - I80 EB MM 115 VAN METER	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/05/2024	WI	Full (Level I)	PLEASANT PRAIRIE WI	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections46

Unsafe Driving 7 viols

HOS Compliance 2 viols

Controlled Substances 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 12 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1067036	$750,000	06/10/2025	06/10/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1067036	$750,000	06/10/2025	10/08/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	KMC1067036	$750,000	06/10/2024	06/10/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1645643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/11/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/12/2025
MC1645643	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	06/20/2024	-	-
MC1645643	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/14/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/11/2025

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93/100

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 93

Starts at 100−7 totalFinal 93

Limited operating history (1-3 years)−6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

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

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-6

Limited operating history (1-3 years)

Authority granted about 2 year(s) ago.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.07 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 15 vehicles (~0.07 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.

UNIVERSAL TRANS EXPRESS INC

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (47)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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