UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC
USDOT 1162977 · Doing business as UNIVERSAL
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (124 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate21.5% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)38 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations18 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1162977 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-468507 |
| Legal Name | UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC |
| DBA Name | UNIVERSAL |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8002339445 |
| Address | 12755 E 9 MILE, Warren, MI, 48089 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-01-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-01-01 | — |
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | $75,000 | BMC-84 | 2022-10-04 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2003-09-30 — Other — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Discontinued Revocation
- 2005-02-02 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 85 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 79 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 554 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 21.5% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 38 total (1 fatal, 15 with injuries, 35 towaway) |
- 2026-04-21 — CA — towaway
- 2025-11-12 — CA — towaway
- 2025-09-30 — CA — towaway
- 2025-07-30 — CA — towaway
- 2025-06-24 — CA — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (216), 16 (143), 12 (57).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
18 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 568488 · USDOT 1408051 · USDOT 1712537 · USDOT 2215648 · USDOT 2504104
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 124 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 116 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,250,688 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 13-NOV-25 |
UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC operates 124 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
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