UNIVERSAL INC
USDOT 1752679
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (17 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate3.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 1752679 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-846833 |
| Legal Name | UNIVERSAL INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7198458789 |
| Address | 36862 COMMERCE CIRCLE, Trinidad, CO, 81082 |
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 | true |
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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 83 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 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 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 3.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2024-11-14 — CO — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-07-30 — NM — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (10), 15 (4), 12 (3).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 17 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 13 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 714,300 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 22-APR-26 |
UNIVERSAL INC operates 17 power units — a larger fleet than 97% of carriers registered in CO.
Nearby
Other carriers in Trinidad, CO
- MAJESTIC FENCING & LANDSCAPING — USDOT 1748793, 8 power units
- TRINIDAD STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE — USDOT 1761957, 6 power units
- JEREMIAH J RIVERA — USDOT 2036376, 5 power units
- D & L LAWN JOCKEYS & ROLLOFFS — USDOT 1686401, 3 power units
- CAREY W BROOKER — USDOT 1900658, 3 power units
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