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Universal — compliance record

The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.

Vetting summary

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Authority age

7 years (granted 2019)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

956 on file

✓

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

✓

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Universal Dedicated Of Smyrna Tn Llc

DBA

Universal

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

12755 E 9 Mile Rd, Warren, MI 48089

Phone

(800) 233-9445

Power units

319

Drivers

458

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC1008085

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier

Insurance filings

84 — Cherokee Insurance Company
91X — Cherokee Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.6%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 956 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

14.0%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 956 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

astachnik@universallogistics.com — company domain

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Mail host

Enterprise (Proofpoint)

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

20

Reportable crashes

20

Tow-aways

3

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: IN 01/2026 · IN 01/2026 · MI 12/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1792025: 3932024: 2972023: 87
Level I — Full: 479Level III — Driver-only: 331Level II — Walk-around: 146
DateStateLevel
Sep 2, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Sep 1, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 28, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 28, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 27, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 24, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 21, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 20, 2026NMLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 19, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 18, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Aug 12, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 5, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 5, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 4, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026INLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 1, 2026MILevel I — Full
Jul 31, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 31, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 30, 2026ILLevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 27, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2026AZLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 22, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 20, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 20, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2026OHLevel I — Full
Jul 15, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 9, 2026AZLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 7, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 6, 2026ALLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026MTLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 2, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 1, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 30, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 27, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 26, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 23, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 22, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026INLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 18, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 16, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026MILevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026UTLevel I — Full
Jun 4, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026MILevel I — Full
Jun 3, 2026GALevel I — Full
May 29, 2026NYLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 29, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 20, 2026ALLevel I — Full
May 19, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 15, 2026UTLevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2026TNLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026ILLevel III — Driver-only
May 11, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2026SDLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 5, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 4, 2026ILLevel I — Full
May 1, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2026IDLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 28, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 25, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Apr 24, 2026TNLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 956 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.

No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

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