UNIVERSAL HAULING LLC

DOT# 4155262 MC# 1676983 Jackson, TN Authorized For-Hire
(731) 225-5636 office@universalhauling.com 1631 Ashport Road, Jackson TN 38305
12 tractors · all owned 9 drivers 331k mi/yr · ~28k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 37.4 / 100
Low confidence
3 yrs history · 20 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
12
Drivers · CDL
9 · 9
Annual miles
331k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 12 0 0 12
Trailers 25 0 0 25

Registration

Registered
11-09-2023 (3 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-16-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JEAN COETZEE

Cargo

60.2
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Dry Bulk Utility Construction Garbage/Refuse
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.6× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.38×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.0 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.0
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Violations 2.06×, unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.48× and out-of-service orders 1.40× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +14%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

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.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service, 1 medical certificate (Feb 2025 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    69.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (9 of 13). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.40× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
20
35% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
69.2%
9 of 13
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
10.0%
2 of 20
National avg 6.7%
Violations
36
15 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Tennessee (about 14 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 3 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.125 0.034
Inspections 1.04 1.23
Violations 1.50 0.97
Critical violations 0.25 0.18

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

What they get cited for

36 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    30 · 12 OOS
    Brakes 7 · Lights 6 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 1 · 8 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Speeding 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 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
  • May
    1
    2026
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    24
    2025
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    22
    2025
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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)
$1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.
on record since Nov 27, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000
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
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Dec 4, 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
  • Tennessee (HQ) 11
  • Arkansas 7
  • Alabama 1
  • Mississippi 1

55% of inspections were in its home state.