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USDOT 3221080 · UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC
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UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC

DBA UNIVERSAL

USDOT 3221080 MC 1008085 Warren, MI Authorized For-Hire
596 power units 425 drivers 35.5M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 90.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
8 yrs history · 672 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • 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
596 all leased
Drivers · CDL
425 · 425
Annual miles
35.5M ~60k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks010010
Tractors02880288
Trailers09860986

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Dec 11, 2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Nov 2, 2026
Officers
KERI LOWE ALYSSA STACHNIK · DAVID FLIPPING
Phone
(800) 233-9445
Email
astachnik@universallogistics.com
Address
12755 E 9 Mile Rd, Warren MI 48089

Cargo

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General FreightBuilding MaterialsOther: OTHERConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
21
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 3 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
672
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.2%
77 of 424 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
4 of 672 driver inspections
Violations
315
88 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 78 inspections, 6 out of service 78 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 107 inspections, 12 out of service 107 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 98 inspections, 6 out of service 98 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 90 inspections, 10 out of service 90 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 98 inspections, 11 out of service 98 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 64 inspections, 8 out of service 64 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 62 inspections, 7 out of service 62 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 70 inspections, 18 out of service 70 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
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Violations

315 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    168 · 84 out-of-service
    Tires 67 · Brakes 43 · Lights 35 · Wheels & hubs 7 · Cargo securement 5 · 11 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    69 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 24 · Speeding 22 · Seat belt 12 · Phone use 8 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    65 · 2 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 34 · Over hours limit 24 · False log 4 · No log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    11 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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3 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • May
    26
    2026
    May 26, 2026 · Illinois
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jan
    31
    2026
    Jan 31, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - lighted, snow.
  • Jan
    30
    2026
    Jan 30, 2026 · Indiana
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow.
  • Dec
    19
    2025
    Dec 19, 2025 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    2
    2025
    Dec 2, 2025 · Massachusetts
    Property damage only
    Snow road, dusk, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    1
    2025
    Dec 1, 2025 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    23
    2025
    Oct 23, 2025 · Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    24
    2025
    Sep 24, 2025 · Michigan
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

13 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Company
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2019
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) · Cherokee Insurance Company since Mar 20, 2024
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Tennessee 304
  • Kentucky 57
  • Michigan (HQ) 57
  • Alabama 30
  • Indiana 30
  • North Carolina 30
  • Illinois 27
  • New York 17

Runs well beyond its home state: 57 of 672 inspections were in Michigan.

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