UNDERGROUND VAULTS & STORAGE INC

DOT# 336120 MC# 315808 DUNS# 41916883 Hutchinson, KS Authorized For-Hire
(620) 662-6769 uvs.accounting@uvsinc.com 517 E 30th Suite D, Hutchinson KS 67502
5 power units · all owned 5 drivers 185k mi/yr · ~37k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 89.4 / 100
Low confidence
38 yrs history · 15 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
5
Drivers · CDL
5 · 5
Annual miles
185k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 4 0 0 4
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (07-24-2018)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 8 yr ago)
Registered
12-09-1988 (38 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-22-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
REBECCA TOZIER

Cargo

59.5
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: MICRO TAPES Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.61×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.3 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.3
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Out-of-service orders 0.25×, violations 0.40× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.42× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -25%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 medical certificate, 1 no valid CDL (May 2025).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
15
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
6.7%
1 of 15
National avg 6.7%
Violations
7
2 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 2–5 trucks in Kansas (about 5 in 24 months would be typical; 36% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 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.
vs 57,512 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 2.50 1.58
Violations 0.70 1.56
Critical violations 0.10 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

7 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    5 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INDEMNITY COMPANY
on record since May 1, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 1996
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer, replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Feb 13, 2024)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Kansas (HQ) 5
  • Kentucky 5
  • Missouri 4
  • Oklahoma 1