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USDOT 3222281 · UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF FORT WAYNE IN LLC

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UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF FORT WAYNE IN LLC

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USDOT 3222281 MC 1008679 Warren, MI Authorized For-Hire

314 power units 297 drivers 12.1M mi/yr

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Satisfactory

FRED Score 50.0 / 100

Moderate confidence

8 yrs history · 122 roadside inspections in 24 months

Scored Nov 8, 2026

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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

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units: 314 all leased
Drivers · CDL: 297 · 297
Annual miles: 12.1M ~38k per unit

Type	Term	Total
Trucks	2	2
Tractors	312	312
Trailers	464	464

Registration

Operation: Interstate
Authority type: Authorized For-Hire
Registered: Dec 13, 2018 (8 yrs)
MCS-150 update: Dec 23, 2025
Officers: LEONARD OLSON · ULHI - MEMBER, GLENN GARLAND
Phone: (800) 233-9445
Email: astachnik@universallogistics.com
Address: 12755 E 9 Mile, Warren MI 48089

Cargo

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General FreightOther: OTHER

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026

Crashes

0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 5 people hurt in all

Inspections

122

54% clean (no violations)

Vehicle out-of-service

15.8%

12 of 76 vehicle inspections

Driver out-of-service

0.8%

1 of 122 driver inspections

Violations

16 out-of-service violations

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order

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Violations

83 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026

Unsafe driving No alert

33 · 0 out-of-service

Reckless / lane 11 · Speeding 10 · Seat belt 9 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
Vehicle maintenance No alert

31 · 13 out-of-service

Tires 11 · Lights 10 · Brakes 9 · Cargo securement 1
Hours of service No alert

16 · 0 out-of-service

Logbook / ELD paperwork 15 · No log 1
Driver fitness No alert

3 · 3 out-of-service

No valid CDL 3
Drugs & alcohol No alert

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Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026

May

22

2026

May 22, 2026 · Indiana
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
May

19

2026

May 19, 2026 · Indiana
Property damage only
Daylight.
May

15

2026

May 15, 2026 · Indiana
Injury · 1 person hurt
Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
Mar

16

2026

Mar 16, 2026 · Michigan
Property damage only
Wet road, dark - not lighted, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Mar

10

2026

Mar 10, 2026 · Ohio
Property damage only
Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Jan

26

2026

Jan 26, 2026 · Indiana
Injury · 1 person hurt
Ice road, daylight.
Dec

10

2025

Dec 10, 2025 · Indiana
Property damage only
Wet road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
Oct

10

2025

Oct 10, 2025 · Michigan
Injury · 1 person hurt
Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
Feb

12

2025

Feb 12, 2025 · Indiana
Injury · 1 person hurt
Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow.

7 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026

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On FMCSA's filing record

Liability (BIPD): $1,000,000 · Cherokee Insurance Company
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · 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 Jan 1, 2021

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

Indiana 42
Ohio 41
Michigan (HQ) 33
Federal inspectors 6

27% of inspections were in its home state.

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FMCSA records

BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.

BASIC	Inspections with violations	Measure	Alert
Unsafe driving	30	1.03	No alert
Vehicle maintenance	23	2.14	No alert
Hours of service	12	0.18	No alert
Driver fitness	1	0.12	No alert
Drugs & alcohol	0	0.00	No alert

122 driver inspections · 76 vehicle inspections

These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 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.