UNIVERSAL FREIGHT LLC
USDOT 3420026 · Doing business as UNIVERSAL FREIGHT EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (29 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING
- Out-of-service rate4.2% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 6 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 Number | 3420026 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1105290 |
| Legal Name | UNIVERSAL FREIGHT LLC |
| DBA Name | UNIVERSAL FREIGHT EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 5635476000 |
| Address | 13380 HIGHWAY 63, Cresco, IA, 52136 |
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 | AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-06-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA Insurance Companies | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-06-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2020-05-14 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2020-05-14 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 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 | 24 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 4.2% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-12-07 — IA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (4), 16 (2), 20 (1).
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) | 29 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 23 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,258,928 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-OCT-25 |
UNIVERSAL FREIGHT LLC operates 29 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in IA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Cresco, IA
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- N & K CONTRACTING LLC — USDOT 3587600, 2 power units
- TAMI KURTENBACH — USDOT 3153136, 1 power units
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