UNIVERSAL TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 3924903 MC# 1481734 Trumbull, CT Authorized For-Hire
(203) 918-9605 universaltrucking.lineups@gmail.com 42 Elberta Ave, Trumbull CT 06611
16 power units · all owned 16 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
4 yrs history · 7 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
16
Drivers · CDL
16 · 15
Annual miles
342k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 1 0 0 1
Tractors 15 0 0 15
Trailers 0 13 0 13

Registration

Cargo Operation
Intrastate non-HM
Scope
Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
Registered
07-27-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-06-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
SILDEY VALENCIA AVENDANO
Officer
LUIS REVOLLEDO CALDERON

Cargo

56.6
medium risk
General Freight Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

7 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

80% likely range 0.44×–1.78×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.6

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-6 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (16 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 injury crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.6 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Violations 1.93× and out-of-service orders 1.39× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Lapse in liability filings
    197 days without a liability filing on FMCSA's record (Mar 26, 2025 – Oct 9, 2025) while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated and close a lapse. Not in the grade.
    Ask: what covered the fleet during the gap.
  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (May 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 12 of 26 violations (46%). Light or brake defects led to 2 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, May 2025 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
7
29% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
60.0%
3 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
14.3%
1 of 7
National avg 6.7%
Violations
26
7 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.062 0.031
Inspections 0.34 1.11
Violations 0.81 0.89
Critical violations 0.12 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

26 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    23 · 5 OOS
    Lights 12 · Brakes 3 · Tires 2 · Cargo securement 1 · Other parts 5
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • 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
  • Aug
    12
    2025
    New York
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America
on record since Oct 9, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 2025
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CorePointe Insurance Company → Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America (Oct 2026); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY (Oct 2024)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Mar 26, 2025, replaced 197 days later)
  • 197 days without a liability filing (Mar 26, 2025 – Oct 9, 2025) while the authority required one; a later back-dated filing can close a lapse
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Sep 9, 2026 (suspension effective Oct 9, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Oct 28, 2022)

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
  • Connecticut (HQ) 3
  • New York 2
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Rhode Island 1