UNITY COURIER SERVICE INC
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 8 all leased
- Drivers · CDL
- 10 · 0
- Annual miles
- 1.1M ~136k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Intrastate (non-hazmat)
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Intrastate non-HM
- Scope
- Intrastate (Beyond 100 miles)
- Registered
- Jun 12, 2015 (11 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Feb 8, 2024
- Officers
- BILL DOUGHERTY · MELISSA KING
- Phone
- (323) 255-9800
- ap@unitycourier.com
- Address
- 7555 N San Fernando Rd, Burbank CA 91505
FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026Violations
24 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert20 · 3 out-of-serviceLights 13 · Cargo securement 3 · Tires 2 · Other parts 2
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Hours of service No alert3 · 2 out-of-serviceNo log 2 · Over hours limit 1
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide it1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.
Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jul42025Jul 4, 2025 · CaliforniaFatal · 1 deathDark - not lighted, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Nov202024Nov 20, 2024 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
1 of the 2 crashes was fatal.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.
- Liability (BIPD)
- Not required for a broker or freight-forwarder authority.
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America since Dec 14, 2023
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
- California (HQ) 75
- Nevada 1
Mostly inspected in its home state (99%).
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 16 | 1.40 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 3 | 0.28 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 1 | 0.08 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
76 driver inspections · 63 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Mar 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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