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UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC

DBA: ESTES DEDICATED

DOT# 3330935 MC# 1061460 Richmond, VA Authorized For-Hire
(804) 353-1900 donnie.hughes@estes-express.com 1501 N Hamilton St, Richmond VA 23230
522 power units · all leased 483 drivers 21M mi/yr · ~40k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 52.1 / 100
High confidence
7 yrs history · 587 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
522
Drivers · CDL
483 · 453
Annual miles
21M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 100 0 100
Tractors 0 422 0 422
Trailers 0 757 0 757

Registration

Registered
09-05-2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-18-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
STEVE SPROLES
Officer
BOBBY SPEIGHT

Cargo

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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 truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
32
0 fatalities · 11 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
587
41% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
50.9%
234 of 460
Driver out-of-service
2.2%
13 of 587
Violations
799
363 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 45 inspections, 11 out of service 45 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 50 inspections, 11 out of service 50 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 93 inspections, 36 out of service 93 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 91 inspections, 40 out of service 91 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 62 inspections, 36 out of service 62 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 80 inspections, 28 out of service 80 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 80 inspections, 42 out of service 80 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 85 inspections, 36 out of service 85 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

799 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    719 · 347 OOS
    Cargo securement 244 · Lights 165 · Brakes 108 · Tires 101 · Wheels & hubs 18 · 83 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    60 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 29 · Speeding 13 · Seat belt 7 · Phone use 4 · Other 7
  • Driver fitness No alert
    19 · 15 OOS
    No valid CDL 12 · Medical certificate 6 · English proficiency 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    29
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    9
    2026
    New Jersey
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    18
    2026
    Kansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    15
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    6
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    3
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    17
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    13
    2026
    West Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Trisura Specialty Insurance Company
on record since Jun 30, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2019
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY → Trisura Specialty Insurance Company (Jun 2025)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jun 30, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Maryland 215
  • Texas 110
  • North Carolina 47
  • Pennsylvania 45
  • Florida 36
  • Delaware 26
  • Virginia (HQ) 25
  • New Jersey 22

Runs well beyond its home state: 25 of 587 inspections were in Virginia.

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