UNIVERSE LOGISTICS INC

USDOT 2478010

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (20 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).

USDOT2478010
MC NumberMC-857331
Fleet20 power units
Drivers12
Phone7082550292
LocationElgin, IL

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileMidwest Family Mutual Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate13.3% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 12 years ago

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 Number2478010
MC NumberMC-857331
Legal NameUNIVERSE LOGISTICS INC
DBA Name
Entity Type
Phone7082550292
Address764 RICHWOOD AVE, Elgin, IL, 60124

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingNone on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating.
Hazmat Flagfalse

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 InsurerMidwest Family Mutual Insurance Company
Coverage on File$750,000
Insurance on File Since2022-01-04
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Midwest Family Mutual$750,000BMC-91X2022-01-04

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted2014-04-01 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 2014-04-01 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
81 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
82 / 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)

Inspections15
Out-of-Service Rate13.3% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway)
  • 2024-10-30 — WI — towaway
  • 2024-03-25 — SD — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 25 (3), 12 (2), 28 (2).

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)20
Drivers12
Recent Annual Mileage1,029,826
Last MCS-150 Filing25-OCT-25

UNIVERSE LOGISTICS INC operates 20 power units — a larger fleet than 96% of carriers registered in IL.

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