UACL SPECIALIZED LLC
USDOT 854744 · Doing business as UNIVERSAL
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (98 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileCHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate7.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 26 years ago
- Linked registrations1 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 | 854744 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-376139 |
| Legal Name | UACL SPECIALIZED LLC |
| DBA Name | UNIVERSAL |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8008543632 |
| Address | 12755 EAST 9 MILE ROAD, Warren, MI, 48089 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20110203) |
| 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 | 2021-03-08 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2000-03-07 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 2000-03-07 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2014-05-01 — Granted — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 82 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 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 | 103 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 7.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (1 fatal, 3 with injuries, 9 towaway) |
- 2025-10-31 — IL — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-10-10 — TX — towaway
- 2025-08-16 — IN — towaway
- 2025-08-16 — IN — towaway
- 2025-08-13 — IN — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (14), 14 (14), 47 (12).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
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) | 98 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 91 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 38,471,286 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 28-APR-26 |
UACL SPECIALIZED LLC operates 98 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MI.
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